▁rag time ▁group ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁R ag tim ers , ▁still ▁performing ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁They ▁performed ▁on ▁the ▁week ends ▁in ▁Gas light ▁Square ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁R ag tim ers ▁began ▁to ▁perform ▁on ▁the ▁Golden rod ▁Show bo at . ▁According ▁to ▁Terry ▁Wal do , ▁the ▁R ag tim ers ' ▁forte ▁is ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁folk ▁rag time ▁and ▁rag time ▁songs ▁which ▁reflect ▁the ▁spirit ▁and ▁humor ▁of ▁the ▁rag time ▁era . ▁The ▁tables ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁this ▁article ▁show ▁that ▁T ichen or ▁has ▁regularly ▁recorded ▁rag time ▁music , ▁both ▁solo ▁and ▁with ▁others , ▁during ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁over ▁ 5 2 ▁years , ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁For ▁dec ades , ▁T ichen or ▁and ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁R ag tim ers ▁have ▁appeared ▁at ▁various ▁early ▁jazz ▁and ▁rag time ▁festiv als ▁throughout ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁not ably ▁the ▁Scott ▁J op lin ▁International ▁R ag time ▁Festival ▁and ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁R ag time ▁Festival . ▁ ▁Ex pert ise ▁and ▁publication ▁ ▁T ichen or ▁was ▁an ▁acknowled ged ▁expert ▁on ▁aspects ▁of ▁rag time ▁and ▁the ▁rag time ▁era . ▁He ▁co - f ounded ▁and ▁co - ed ited ▁the ▁R ag time ▁Review ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1