Explain the significance of ragtime in late 1800s American popular culture. How does ragtime relate to the development of the music industry, and how...

Explain the significance of ragtime in late 1800s American popular culture. How does ragtime relate to the development of the music industry, and how was this music popularized? Describe how ragtime and jazz was initially received by the broader American public – can you draw parallels between these issues and musical styles that have emerged in the past century