[Dixielandjazz] The Eminem Rag - An article of great substance.

[Tony Orr]

the piano rag sounds like Winifred Atwell, West Indian honkytonk style 
pianist who had a number of hits in the 1950s. I may have the 78 in a 
box under the bed somewhere. I'd have to look for the bed first.

cheers

Tony Orr
Golden City Jazz Band
Ballarat Vic
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~rothast/Saturday_day.htm

Kurt wrote:

>To hear it, go to this website and click on "Eminem goes ragtime".  I
>guarantee you have never heard any ragtime like this.
>
>http://www.waxy.org/archive/2002/07/21/the_emin.shtml
>
>Special thanks to my pal and tuba player Mike Short for sending me the MP3
>in the first place.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
>[mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com]On Behalf Of Stephen
>Barbone
>Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 2:47 PM
>To: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
>Subject: [Dixielandjazz] The Eminem Rag - An article of great substance.
>
>
>Kurt Bowmaster has today, in his possession, an MP3 of Eminem, or
>somebody,  doing a rap number with a piano Rag in the background instead
>of the normal record scratchings. Is this a new musical form? Rap Rag?
>
>Can anyone identify the Rag?
>
>For your copy of the MP3 write Kurt directly at:
>
><bowermastergroup at qwest.net>
>
>You will be amazed at the song, which BTW, actually exists and is kinda
>neat the way I hear it. And if this type of song goes over, there may be
>a lot of duo work for pianists and rap singers. (NO WASHBOARDS NEED
>APPLY)
>
>Cheers,
>Steve Barbone
>
>PS. Seriously, this is an song that we all should hear, at least once.
>so write him for it.
>
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