Festival in Canada and the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. He has also served as long-time musical director of the "Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival in Sedalia, Missouri". He was the recipient of the Scott Joplin Foundation Achievement Award in 1991. Today, Zimmerman runs "American Ragtime Co.", recording and publishing ragtime classics and the works of early 20th century blues composers. Magic career Zimmerman is known for originating many illusions in the field of magic. He was a member of the Academy of Magical Arts Board, located at The Magic Castle in Los Angeles, California, and also the Director of AMA's annual "It's Magic" show. Dick and his wife Diane Zimmerman performed together as a husband-and-wife team in several magic acts, including one televised segment on the Merv Griffin Show. Zimmerman Illusions Zimmerman Linking Hula Hoops Prediction System Dancing Ring on Rope Crystal Clear Card Box Clearly Impossible Zimmer Egg Zimmer Stab Sure Thing Rough and Ready (Again) Plonk/Zimmer Shaker Rattled Digital Delusion Discography Scott Joplin - His Complete Works – Label: Murray Hill Records (Murray Hill Records 931079) (1974) Scott Joplin, The Entertainer - Label: Olympic Records (1974) The Collector's History of Ragtime – Label: Murray Hill Records (1980) Ragtime - Label: Music For Pleasure (1984) Roots of Ragtime - Label: Madacy (1994) King of Ragtime – Label: Delta Distribution (1995) Gems of Texas Ragtime – Label: American Ragtime Company (1997) Long Lost Blues - Label: PianoMania Music (1997) Scott Joplin's Greatest Hits - Label: Legacy International (2009) Ragtime Favorites – Label: American Ragtime Television Appearances "The Minstrel Man" (CBS) "The Tonight Show" (NBC) Additional Links MagicPedia - Dick Zimmerman List of Zimmerman's CDs Merv Griffin Appearance References 1937 births Living people American magicians Ragtime composers Ragtime pianists 20th-century American pianists American male pianists 21st-century American pianists 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians Academy of Magical Arts Lecturer of the Year winners