Twelfth Street Rag

Twelfth Street Rag

"Twelfth Street Rag" was composed by Euday L. Bowman in 1914. It is one of the most famous and best selling rag of the ragtime era. It has been recorded by many artists, ranging from Louis Armstrong to Lester Young.

The piano recording by Pee Wee Hunt was the Billboard number one single for 1948, selling over three million copies. It was released as Capitol Records 15015 in May, 1948.

Euday Bowman, the composer, recorded and published his own recording of the song, on Bowman 11748.

Its structure is: Intro A A1 Intro-2 A2

Further reading

Rags and Ragtime, A Musical History, by David A. Janson and Trebor Jay Tichenor, 1978, Dover Publishing Mineola, NY

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