Ragtime music was popular during the late 1800s. Which of the individuals listed below is an example of a popular Ragtime music songwriter? a. Scott Joplin c. Janis Joplin b. Jim Morrison d. Dean Martin

Scott Joplin was a very popular and successful Ragtime songwriter in the 1800s. He was known as the "King of Ragtime" and composed 44 Ragtime pieces, as well as two ballets, and a Ragtime ballet. The other three artists were popular musicians in the 1950s and 1960s and did not record in the Ragtime era or style.