Max Morath, pianist who staged a one-man Ragtime revival, dies at 96
Max Morath, who stepped out of the 1890s only a lifetime late, and with syncopated piano rhythms and social commentary helped revive the ragtime age o
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Max Morath, who stepped out of the 1890s only a lifetime late, and with syncopated piano rhythms and social commentary helped revive the ragtime age o
He died Monday at a care facility near his home in Duluth, Minnesota.
Max Morath, the Colorado Springs native whose illustrious career as a ragtime pianist earned him the moniker "Mr. Ragtime," died Monday in Duluth, Minnesota. He was 96.
A performer and presenter who demonstrated that educational programming could also be entertaining, Morath became an international celebrity who toured for decades before retiring in the Northland.
A student of both music and history, he entertained audiences in the 1960s and beyond while educating them about a genre whose heyday had ended decades earlier.