Tiger Rag

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"Tiger Rag" is a popular jazz and ragtime song, first published in 1917. It is known for its fast tempo and syncopated melody, characteristic of the ragtime style that predated jazz. Ragtime music, popular from about 1899 to 1917, featured a strong left-hand beat contrasted with a syncopated right-hand melody, influencing the development of jazz. While ragtime was typically fully notated and piano-centric, jazz evolved into a more improvisational and instrumental form, though both shared syncopated melodies over a regular accompaniment. "Tiger Rag" remains a standard in jazz repertoire, often performed with energetic improvisation.12

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the Mills Brothers
…on such numbers as “Tiger Rag,” “St. Louis Blues,” and “Bugle Call Rag.” Each brother specialized in an “instrument”: they imitated two trumpets, a trombone, and a tuba. They were also a hit on records and in live performances, and they appeared in several films, including The Big Broadcast…
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…on such numbers as “Tiger Rag,” “St. Louis Blues,” and “Bugle Call Rag.” Each brother specialized in an “instrument”: they imitated two trumpets, a trombone, and a tuba. They were also a hit on records and in live performances, and they appeared in several films, including The Big Broadcast…
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