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“Harlem Rag” by Tom Turpin

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“Harlem Rag” by Tom Turpin is a ragtime song as performed by Ann Charters.
This was the first published ragtime song and the first music published by an African American.

    Song Title: Harlem Rag
    Artist: Tom Turpin
    Genre: ragtime jazz
    Date:: 1897
    Number of listens: 9017
    Current rank: 1775 (updated weekly)
    Highest rank: 1738 (play the video all the way through to register a vote for this song)

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