ragtime

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In addition to grime, gore and disdain for governments, the ragtime gangsters of “Peaky Blinders” provided a minor education.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Landing on Netflix’s title page for “Monster: The Ed Gein Story” automatically plays a clip of the titular psychopath wearing a dress, wig and hosiery while nimbly dancing to a merry ragtime tune.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2025

The soundtrack for Donkey Kong Country 2 featured Celtic musical influences, Hans Zimmer-esque action-movie bombast, ragtime, electronic dance music and Vangelis vibes.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2024

World premieres included Carlos Simon's Hellfighters' Blues, a ragtime jazz piece that paid tribute to black servicemen in World War One; and Iain Farrington's Extra Time, a mash-up of songs associated with TV sports programmes.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024

Around the time that ragtime and the Blues were giving way to jazz in mainland America, a form of music called son was becoming popular in Cuba.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall