Floyd Willis

Overview

All that can be surmised about Floyd Willis is taken from the covers of his known published works. He was the composer of a handful of rags between 1907 and 1911 seeming to have Cincinnati connections. He is best known for his The Queen Rag (1911) which celebrates the steamer "Island Queen" that plied the Ohio waters at Cincinnati as a pleasure boat.

MIDIs

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


	Queen Rag (1911), The		Colin D. McDonald
	Raggy Rag (1909)		Colin D. McDonald

Samples

	Title (Release Year)	Performers	Instruments


	Queen Rag (1911), The	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	D/A/T/T/B/GB(B)

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


	Ragtime Music CDs:
	Reginald R. Robinson	Euphonic Sounds	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)

Item	Title	Available	€	£	$	Other



DBE548	The Queen Rag (1911) - March & Two Step D/A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3¼ mins.	1-2 days

Library

	Title	Instruments	Remarks


	Queen Rag (1911), The	D/A/T/T/B/GB(B)

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


	Queen Rag (1911)	F. Willis (music)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
	Queen Rag (1911), The	F. Willis (music)	Saxophones	IMSLP	Pub.

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 5 works by Floyd Willis. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Watermelon Mose	1907
Raggy Rag	1909		Pub.
Ravlins	1910		Pub.
Queen Rag, The	1911	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)
Kentucky Rag	1915		Pub.