"The Maple Leaf Rag"
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When the Maple Leaf Bar opened its doors on February 24, 1974, it was originally called The Maple Leaf Rag Time Bar and Chess Club, named after Scott Joplin's ragtime song.
Originally published in 1899, this Melrose Music Corporation printing dates to 1939,
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Courtesy of Louisiana State Museum. Accession no. 1978.118 (F) 248.
This file appears in: Origins of Maple Leaf Bar
Origins of Maple Leaf Bar
The Maple Leaf Bar, one of the city's longest operating music clubs, is a haven for local music and has been drawing crowds from New Orleans and throughout the world since the venue opened in 1974.
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