My Music

SCOTT JOPLIN and RagTime Music
Walter Fricker
I have always loved Joplin, my earliest introduction to him was from my maternal grand father, Walter Fricker
As Grandpa Walter played rag time Joplin pieces his finger nails rattled on the piano keys and gave us a little bonus percussion!!!!  Here you can listen to an early piano roll recorded by Joplin himself.  I suspect Joplin kept his finger nails short. 



Grandpa Walter and his Austin




Grandpa owned the first car in the town in England where he lived.  He loved to drive the family on Sunday outings
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Well just to show you how broad my taste in music is how about a little Bach on the violin by the brilliant Sarah Chang



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ELVIS PRESLEY
I have to confess that although I don't have an Elvis Presley collection, he still brings back memories of energetic jiving with my older brother and wearing out the living room carpet.  My brother perfected his throwing technique on me before going to parties and throwing his girl friend around.  Elvis was our favourite although we also liked Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard