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Max Morath, Colorado native and renowned ragtime pianist, dies at 96

Morath created “The Ragtime Era” public TV program around 1960

Members of committee planning the St. Anne's benefit get a sample of Gay Nineties songs, the specialty of Max Morath. Enjoying the tune are, from left, Mrs. John Ambler, Mrs. William Lloyd, Mrs. Wilard Ball, Mrs. Marvin Dinges. Credit: Denver Post
Members of committee planning the St. Anne’s benefit get a sample of Gay Nineties songs, the specialty of Max Morath. Enjoying the tune are, from left, Mrs. John Ambler, Mrs. William Lloyd, Mrs. Wilard Ball, Mrs. Marvin Dinges. Credit: Denver Post
Denver Post city desk reporter Kieran ...
By | knicholson@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Max Morath, a Colorado Springs native who wrote, performed and co-produced "The Ragtime Era" around 1960 for public television, died June 19 in Duluth, Minn. He was 96.
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