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Scott Joplin's born
born in Linden, Texas to Florence Givens and Giles Joplin -
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The Life of Scott Joplin
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Grows up in Texarkana
Scott grew up in Texarkana, a town situated on the border between Texas and Arkansas -
Leaves home in teen years and began work as a travelling musician
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Joined the Queen City Cornet Band
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First marriage (Jone Hayden)
no month or day -
Maple Leaf Rag
no month or day
somewhere between August 10th & September 20th -
Second marriage (Freddie Alexander)
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Moved to New York
sometime in the summer of 1907
stayed until he later died -
Third marriage (Lottie Stokes)
no month or day -
Treemonisha
attempted to make his own opera in the year 1911 (no exact date) -
Scott Joplin's death