Max Morath
Biography
Max Morath (October 1, 1926, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA) is an American ragtime pianist, composer, actor and author. He is best known for his piano playing, and is referred to as "Mr. Ragtime". He has been a devoted and prolific performer, writing several plays and productions, as well as being variously a recording artist, actor and radio and television presenter. Rudi Blesh billed Morath as a "one-man ragtime army". Max Morath studied piano and harmony as a child and was exposed to the rudiments of ragtime piano by his mother
