Publisher. He met ragtime pianist Scott Joplin at the Maple Leaf Club in St. Louis and heard the rag named for the club. The number was printed and put on sale. He also published the rags of James Scott and Joseph Lamb as well as lesser-known ragtime composers until 1922. Lottie Joplin, the wife of Scott Joplin, renewed the copyright of her husband's Maple Leaf Rag and signed it over to him. The work "They All Played Ragtime," states "Ex-publisher John Stark, with his hand press on Laclede did more to save a true American music than was ever done by the whole music industry."
Publisher. He met ragtime pianist Scott Joplin at the Maple Leaf Club in St. Louis and heard the rag named for the club. The number was printed and put on sale. He also published the rags of James Scott and Joseph Lamb as well as lesser-known ragtime composers until 1922. Lottie Joplin, the wife of Scott Joplin, renewed the copyright of her husband's Maple Leaf Rag and signed it over to him. The work "They All Played Ragtime," states "Ex-publisher John Stark, with his hand press on Laclede did more to save a true American music than was ever done by the whole music industry."
Bio by: Connie Nisinger
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