Henry W. Ragas  (1891-1919)
Last updated: 18.12.23
According to the Internet source given below, Henry W. Ragas was an American jazz pianist and member of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, the first jazz band to record commercially. A pioneering jazz pianist, he influenced later jazz bands emergeing in the 1930s and 1920s. Tiger Rag and Clarinet Marmalade (1918) were among the most important and most influential jazz recordings of all time.
Of ragtime interest is his recording of Reisenweber Rag (1918) by ''Nick'' D.J. La Rocca.

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url15.gif Henry Ragas Biography by wikipedia.org.  
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  Midi File(s) from various sources      
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Jazz Music CDs:
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Ragtime Music CDs:
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cd15.gif Johnny Maddox Dixieland Blues CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15es.gif
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Bluin' the Blues (1919) H.W. Ragas (music)
S. Mitchell (words)
Original Dixieland Jazz Band (perf.)
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This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 2 works by Henry W. Ragas (1891-1919). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: pdf15.gif
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Bluin' the Blues 1918 Sidney D. Mitchell (words)
Original Dixieland Jazz Band (perf.)
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Clarinet Marmalade 1918 Larry Shields (words)  Pub.