Tom Turpin
Thomas Million John Turpin (November 18, 1871 – August 13, 1922) was an American composer of ragtime music. Turpin is credited with the first published rag by an African American, his "Harlem Rag" of 1897 (although it was composed by 1892, a year before ragtime's introduction to the world at the 1893 World's Fair). |
Birth and Death Data: Born Savannah (city in and county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, United States), Died August 13, 1922 (St. Louis (independent city in Missouri, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1910
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-1154 | 10-in. | 3/23/1904 | St. Louis rag | Arthur Pryor's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | E-1154 | 8-in. | 4/20/1906 | St. Louis rag | Pryor's Orchestra [i.e., Victor Orchestra] | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | A-1154 | 7-in. | 3/23/1904 | St. Louis rag | Arthur Pryor's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-3006 | 10-in. | 1/16/1906 | St. Louis rag | Chris Chapman | Bells solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-3049 | 10-in. | 1/26/1906 | The Buffalo rag | Vess L. Ossman | Banjo solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | B-3853 | 10-in. | 10/5/1906 | St. Louis rag | Chris Chapman | Xylophone solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | E-3853 | 8-in. | 10/5/1906 | St. Louis rag | Chris Chapman | Xylophone solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-3900 | 10-in. | 10/15/1906 | St. Louis rag march | United States Marine Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-6848 | 10-in. | 3/2/1909 | The Buffalo rag | Vess L. Ossman | Banjo solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 3360 | 10-in. | between 1905 and April 1906 | The buffalo rag | Vess L. Ossman | Banjo solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Turpin, Tom," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105784.
Turpin, Tom. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105784.
"Turpin, Tom." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Turpin, Tom, 1873-1922 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88006024
Wikidata: Tom Turpin - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1345690
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/66733732
MusicBrainz: Tom Turpin - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b35fb3cc-baca-4241-bd05-6b54ac730657
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/229346 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/229346
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