Brun Campbell

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments

Introduction

I. When Ragtime Was Young

Ragtime in the Red Light Districts

"My Girl Taffy"

II. When the Ragtime Kid Grew Old

Interlude

1943: Hal's Pal

1944: Pedal to the Metal

1945: A Shift in the Wind

1946-1947: The Pen Is Mightier Than the Pest

1948: The Kid at the Crossroads

1949-1952: Last Act: Spotlight on The Kid

III. Short Pieces

Otis Saunders and "The Maple Leaf Rag"

The Maple Leaf Rag

The First Ragtime Circuit

The Original Hot Men of the 90s

Ragtime in the Red Light Districts

How About You?

Cavalcade of Jazz, or "The -Two-Four Beat"

It Has to Be Ragtime

Not the -Best-Case Scenario: Scott Joplin and His "Maple Leaf Rag"

Joplin Biography

IV. Brun Campbell: An Appreciation

V. Recalibrating Brun:?The 1940s Musical Composition by Richard Egan

The Rag

The Blues

The Love Songs

The Love Songs of Harold A. Campbell

Conclusion

Appendix 1: Musical Works by Brun Campbell

Appendix 2: Writings and Readings

Appendix 3: When Ragtime Was Young and When the Ragtime Kid Grew Old: Brun's Organizational Variations

Appendix 4: Transcripts of Hal Nichols' Memories 'N Melodies Radio Shows

Appendix 5:?Interview of Cecil Charles Spiller by Galen Wilkes, January 26, 1992

Appendix 6:?Brun Campbell Family Tree

Index