Scott Hayden (March 31, 1882 — September 16, 1915) was an American
composer of
ragtime
Ragtime, also spelled rag-time or rag time, is a musical style that flourished from the 1890s to 1910s. Its cardinal trait is its syncopated or "ragged" rhythm. Ragtime was popularized during the early 20th century by composers such as Scott J ...
music.
Life
Born in
Sedalia, Missouri
Sedalia is a city located approximately south of the Missouri River and, as the county seat of Pettis County, Missouri, United States, it is the principal city of the Sedalia Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city had ...
, he was the son of Marion and Julia Hayden. Hayden is remembered today for the four rags he composed in collaboration with
Scott Joplin, "
Sunflower Slow Drag," "Something Doing," "Felicity Rag," "Kismet Rag" and also for another composition he wrote himself, "Pear Blossoms". There was a family connection of sorts between the two men, since Joplin's first wife, Belle Hayden, had been Scott Hayden's sister-in-law. Hayden married Nora Wright and lived with the Joplins in
St. Louis
St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...
.
Nora died giving birth to a daughter in 1901. Hayden moved to
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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, got a job as an
elevator operator
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Description
Being an effec ...
in the
Cook County Hospital
The John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County (formerly Cook County Hospital) is a public hospital in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Cook County Health and Hospital System, along with Provident Hospital of Cook County and ...
, and married Jeanette Wilkins. A slender, handsome man of delicate health, he died in Chicago of
pulmonary tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in ...
, leaving "Pear Blossoms" unfinished.
References
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External links
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1882 births
1915 deaths
20th-century deaths from tuberculosis
African-American classical composers
American classical composers
African-American male classical composers
American male classical composers
Musicians from Chicago
Musicians from St. Louis
People from Sedalia, Missouri
Ragtime composers
Scott Joplin
Tuberculosis deaths in Illinois
20th-century American male musicians