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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). == Biography == Tom Turpin was born in Savannah, Georgia, a son of John L. Turpin and Lulu Waters Turpin. In his early twenties, he opened... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Tom Turpin first charted in 1904 with The St. Louis Rag.The artist placed 3 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 3 of which reached the Top‑10.