this Bicentennial Year, for his contributions to American music." 1977: Motown Productions produced Scott Joplin, a biographical film starring Billy Dee Williams as Joplin, released by Universal Pictures. 1983: the United States Postal Service issued a stamp of the composer as part of its Black Heritage commemorative series. 1989: Joplin received a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame. 2002: a collection of Joplin's own performances recorded on piano rolls in the 1900s (decade) was included by the National Recording Preservation Board in the Library of Congress National Recording Registry. The board annually selects songs that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". 2012: a crater on the planet Mercury was named in his honor. Citations References Books Web pages Piras, Marcello (2017). "Scott Joplin – Silver Swan". Academia.edu. Retrieved February 5, 2019. Journals and magazines Further reading External links Texas State Historical Association – Biography of Scott Joplin The Scott Joplin International Ragtime Foundation Joplin at St. Louis Walk of Fame Biography of Scott Joplin at Encyclopaedia Britannica "Perfessor" Bill Edwards plays Joplin, with anecdotes and research. Maple Leaf Rag A site dedicated to 100 years of the "Maple Leaf Rag". The Scott Joplin House – St. Louis, Missouri Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture Scott Joplin Online Archive, a centennial tribute with recordings by a variety of pianists Recordings and sheet music Free recordings of Joplin's music in Mp3 format by various pianists at PianoSociety.com www.kreusch-sheet-music.net – Free scores by Joplin Sheet Music and Covers (includes cover art, comprehensive sheet music selection, and biography) Kunst der Fuge: Scott Joplin – MIDI files (live and piano-rolls recordings) John Roache's site has MIDI performances of ragtime music by Joplin and others The Easy Winners & Other Rag-Time Music of Scott Joplin adapted for violin and piano, performed by Itzhak Perlman and Andre Previn 1868 births 1917 deaths 19th-century African-American educators 19th-century African-American musicians 19th-century American composers 19th-century American educators 19th-century American male musicians 19th-century American pianists 19th-century classical composers 19th-century classical pianists 20th-century African-American educators 20th-century African-American musicians 20th-century American composers 20th-century American educators 20th-century American male musicians 20th-century American pianists 20th-century classical composers 20th-century classical pianists African-American classical composers African-American classical pianists African-American male classical composers African-American music educators African-American opera composers American classical composers American classical pianists American male classical composers American male classical pianists American music educators American opera composers American ragtime musicians American Romantic composers Classical