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The Entertainer
Composer: Scott Joplin

The Entertainer was only noodled by the Grateful Dead during tuning.

The Entertainer was written by Scott Joplin in 1902. The piece became popular in the mid-1970's following its use in the soundtrack of the 1973 movie The Sting.



Recordings

There are many of recordings of The Entertainer. The following is only a small selection.

no info Last Testament of a Great Jazzman, Bunk Johnson, 1948
info Black Melodies on a Clear Afternoon, Stefan Grossman, 1972
info The Sting Soundtrack, Marvin Hamlisch, 1973
no info My Ship, George Shearing, 1974
no info The Happy Sound of, Ray Coniff, 1974
no info Hangin' Out with, Henry Mancini, 1974
no info The Case Of The Three Sided Dream In Audio Colour, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, 1975
no info The Rape of El Moro, Don Sebesky, 1975
no info In Concert, Floyd Cramer, 1975
no info The Entertainer, Chris Barber, 1975
no info Monty Strikes Again, Monty Alexander, 1976
no info Chet Atkins Goes to the Movies, Chet Atkins, 1976
info Scott Joplin Soundtrack, Dick Hyman, 1977
no info Somebody Else, Not Me, Dave Van Ronk, 1980
no info 22 Great Accordion Classics, Myron Floren, 1982
no info Ragtime: Music of Scott Joplin, Joshua Rifkin, 1985
no info Ragtime Piano Favorites, Dick Wellstood, 1987
no info Scott Joplin: Piano Works, 1899-1904, Dick Hyman, 1989
no info Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol 12, Various Artists (Marvin Hamlisch), 1990
no info New Orleans Jazz, Various Artists (New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra), 1991
no info A Chrestomathy, Dave Van Ronk, 1992
no info Ragtime Man, Max Morath, 1992
no info Last Testament, Bunk Johnson, 1993
no info Does Your House Have Lions: The Anthology, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, 1993
no info Complete Works Of Scott Joplin, Vol. 1, 1994
no info The Entertainer, Ace Cannon, 1994
no info Scott Joplin: Piano Rags, Joshua Rifkin, 1994
info Little Signs of Autumn, Shinobu Sato, 1994
no info Creole Belles, New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra, 1994
no info Live At The Blue Note, Kenny Burrell And The Jazz Heritage All-Stars, 1996
no info Film Favorites, Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops Orchestra, 1996
no info AM Gold: 1974, Various Artists (Marvin Hamlisch), 1996
info Sounds of the Seventies: A Loss For Words, Various Artists (Marvin Hamlisch), 1996
info Have a Nice Decade: The 70s Pop Culture Box, Various Artists (Marvin Hamlisch), 1998
no info Greatest Piano Hits, Various Artists (Marvin Hamlisch), 1998
no info Instrumental Favorites: Pop Classics, Various Artists (Marvin Hamlisch), 2002

 
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