The Entertainer

In this week’s podcast, Preetam Koilpillai pays homage to the legendary American composer Scott Joplin.

The featured banner shows a Scott Joplin mural by Stanley James Herd, seen in the historic downtown of Sedalia, Missouri. Photo credit: marekuliasz/shutterstock.com.

From our readers

Comments left on the original Still Steeping post.

Aditi · April 16, 2016
Superb! Thanks for taking me back to Scott Joplin, whose discs were was my ‘chin-up, cheer-up’ music when I first relocated to Bangalore. His magic worked every single morning when I woke up to face another reluctant day at work. 🙂 Thank you, Pritam.

Aditi · April 16, 2016
Oops! sorry, that should read Preetam.

Preetam · April 16, 2016
Thanks so much, Aditi! I’m glad the magic in Joplin still works for you. The Entertainer along with Maple Leaf Rag are my all-time favourites. Maple Leaf Rag always seems to conjure up Chaplin in his Keystone days, and that is my happy thing!

Originally published on Still Steeping, the Teabox blog, on April 16, 2016. Lightly edited for clarity in October 2026.