Typical Adam Swanson at 31:08: "I have a piece of music here on the piano that I thought I'd play for you tonight." Shows music to camera, opens music to check the publishing date. CLOSES the music and THEN plays it perfectly from memory. Such talent!

Clearly the root of the song Pipeline as recorded and performed by The Ventures. Absolutely wonderful!

What a valuable piece of film, despite the missing footage. And just in time, too!

In 1901, Detroit was in the early stages of its industrial boom but still maintained much of its 19th-century charm. At that time, the city had a population of approximately 285,000, showing rapid growth fueled by immigration, industry, and new transportation developments. While the automobile industry had not yet exploded (Ford’s Model T would come in 1908), Detroit was already a manufacturing hub, particularly for shipbuilding (18:50 reference), stoves, and railroad cars (11:05, 14:43). When Shelton Brooks moved from Canada to Detroit in 1901, the city's lively musical environment, rooted in ragtime and vaudeville, played a significant role in shaping his career. Detroit was evolving into an entertainment hub, and Brooks found opportunities as a ragtime pianist in nightclubs and theatres, performing both music and comedy. His exposure to these venues laid the foundation for his future as a songwriter and performer in vaudeville circuits across the U.S. and Canada. Brooks was particularly influenced by the popularity of African American vaudeville entertainers like Bert Williams, whose comedic style and success as a Black performer inspired Brooks to pursue comedy and mimicry. This blend of music, humor, and theatrical performance became central to his career as he later toured with prominent vaudeville companies and wrote iconic hits like "Some of These Days" and "The Darktown Strutters' Ball"

Nice performance. Adam ..!

il ne manque plus que le film muet en noir et blanc, c'est super et rare d'entendre du ragtime chez nous

Your music is my Life ....thank you very much

Live performance 9/29/2024 Timestamps: 0:01:11 - 0:01:40 Harlem Rag (Tom Turpin 1897) 0:04:24 - 0:05:15 Bowery Buck (Tom Turpin 1899) 0:07:27 - 0:08:09 Ragtime Nightmare (Tom Turpin 1900) 0:11:17 - 0:14:09 When Sambo Goes to France (Tom Turpin 1918) piano roll 0:17:32 - 0:18:26 Searchlight Rag (Scott Joplin 1907) 0:22:22 - Adam’s top 5 favorite instrumental rags: Cotton Bolls (Charles Hunter 1901) see below XL Rag (Lee Edgar "Jelly" Settle 1903) kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYDYdoOsnZqoitE Hap’ Li’l Mose (T A Duggan 1903) see below Price's Rag (Piano Price Davis unpublished c1900) kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2OliJ5sbJaebqs Lily Rag (Charlie Thompson 1914) see below 0:22:51 - 0:23:18 Cotton Bolls (Charles Hunter 1901) 0:26:52 - 0:28:18 Little Jack's Rag (Arthur Marshall posthumously 1976) 0:31:17 - 0:33:21 Pea Picker the [aka Key Tickler] (Arthur Marshall posthumously 2022) 0:36:31 - 0:37:11 Hap’ Li’l Mose (T A Duggan 1903) 0:42:04 - 0:43:11 Don't Jazz Me Rag (James Scott 1921) 0:46:38 - 0:47:36 Sponge (WC Simon 1911) 0:50:47 - 0:52:53 Beehive Rag (Joseph Lamb 1959) piano roll - 0:55:44 Dynamite Rag [aka Joe Lamb's Old Rag] (Joseph Lamb c1908) piano roll 1:01:52 - 1:02:32 Mississippi Rag (William Henry Krell 1897) 1:06:32 - 1:07:1 Echoes from the Snowball Club (Harry P Guy 1898) 1:12:01 - 1:13:26 Lily Rag (Charlie Thompson 1914) arr: Artie Matthews 1:16:16 - 1:17:31 Weary Blues (Artie Matthews 1915) 1:21:16 - 1:23:11 Pastime Rag #1 (Artie Matthews 1913) 1:25:32 - 1:26:12 Pastime Rag #2 (Artie Matthews 1913) 1:29:26 - 1:29:59 Pastime Rag #3 (Artie Matthews 1916) 1:33:22 - 1:34:53 Pastime Rag #4 (Artie Matthews 1920) 1:37:27 - 1:38:09 Pastime Rag #5 (Artie Matthews 1918)

Old rags from the 1800ies I like the best

Great concert as usual. Loved the Aussie tunes. Maybe also learn "Click Go The Shears". From Melbourne AU.

When was this roll made?

KZbin just brought this up in my view, what FUN music! I have just subscribed.

The funny thing about all bumble bee songs is that bb's don't sound anything like a trill on a piano! I think we've all got that association from Hollywood cartoons! After all, not too many people (relatively speaking) know Rimsky-Korsakov!

sent a PayPal donation always enjoying your music and looking forward to the creative ways you have of presenting your music in such a beautiful manner. Thank you.

adam ur a fucking legend on the piano, i love ur passion to the old stuff, dat music sounds so mature :D greetings

Albert Gumble's 1910 "Chanticleer Rag".

Thank you so much, Adam!! You have given us so much joy!!

For people like me that have an outsized knowledge of Joplin's rags, and a large ignorance of all the others, the last strain of the Pea Picker Rag (around 35:00) is very reminiscent of the third strain of the Peacherine Rag. Just wanted to let you know in case you were thinking, "Hey...haven't I heard that before?"

Thanks!

Thanks!

Hap Lil Mose is certainly about the most unique piece I've ever heard and one that is so happy sounding!!

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Aw, my favorite also. BTW, hope to see you live in a couple weeks at Diamond Belle Saloon!!!

This is the first time I've seen him . Amazing 😮

Thanks Adam .. My eyes sprang open at 4:30 and you were on my YT feed .. so I had a nice RagTime breakfast before the family got up. A nice start to the work week :) I was dreaming of how to incorporate some Riffs into my Harmonica, We shall see.

I've watched about a dozen versions of this including Liberace's but the original is the best!

Is Al Sherman playing the piano?

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Even though bad recording quality you can hear the bass is thumpin. I like this song at this slower tempo than some of the recorded versions Bob and the band did.

Very nice performance! 48:36 레슬리 크로포드 코플랜드(Leslie Crawford Copeland, 아메리카생, 1887~1942), Dockstader Rag 1:06:04 포드 톰슨 대브니(Ford Thompson Dabney, 아메리카생, 1883~1958), Georgia Grind

Marvelous....

A terribly long wait, I switched it off.

As a piano rebuilder, I appreciate your recently served piano. You are very talented. I always enjoy listening to you!

Ragtime for Christmas, what a treat! 5:30 찰스 헌터(Charles Hunter, 콜롬비아생, 1876~1906), Tickled to Death 1:15:31 찰스 톰슨(Charles Thomson, 아메리카생, 1918~2016), Lily Rag 1:18:48 조 설리반(Joe Sullivan, 아메리카생, 1906~1971), Del Mar Rag

Bravo!!! 😊 30:50 러스 콜롬보(Russ Columbo, 아메리카생, 1908~1934) & 클라렌스 가스킬(Clarence Gaskill, 아메리카생, 1892~1948), Prisoner of Love

WOW... Bravo!!! 2:33 유비 블레이크(Eubie Blake, 아메리카생, 1887~1983), Charleston Rag 35:31 Junk Man Rag 1:38:05 Troublesome Ivories 1:22:14 제임스 P. 존슨(James Price Johnson, 아메리카생, 1894~1955), Charleston

1:39:44 interesting impromptu! 😆

I am happy thanks to your ragtime! 37:30 When I Leave the World behind

awesome

God bless you and your music. Thanks

Whata picture... winner of eight Academy Awards

Such talent!

What fun.... Harry wrote so many great songs...RIP

Saludos desde Mexico

i's so inresting to hear all the stories about the peices you play. I love this so much man. Keep it up

The racist attitudes of people in those dads he wanted to look for his dad and they put themselves wanting to hear him play above his need to find his father

This man is so cool that he doesn't even have Boogie Woogie legs.

Anyone here from wsc??

The million thanks for your great concerts!

Very good old school style!