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honky-tonk
a cheap, noisy, and garish nightclub or dance hall. -
jazz age
the period that in the U.S. extended roughly from the Armistice of 1918 to the stock-market crash of 1929 and was notable for increased prosperity, liberated or hedonistic social behavior, Prohibition and the concomitant rise in production and consumption of bootleg liquor, and the development and dissemination of jazz and ragtime and associated ballroom dances. -
joplin
Scott, 1868–1917, U.S. ragtime pianist and composer. -
new orleans style
a style of jazz developed in New Orleans early in the 20th century, influenced by blues, ragtime, marching band music, and minstrelsy and marked by polyphonic group improvisation. -
one-step
a round dance performed by couples to ragtime. -
ricky-tick
the mechanical, repetitive style and beat of ragtime or early swing music.