The life story of Scott Joplin and how he became the greatest ragtime composer of all time.
Billy Dee Williams
as Scott Joplin
Clifton Davis
as Chauvin
Margaret Avery
as Belle Joplin
Eubie Blake
as Will Williams
Godfrey Cambridge
as Tom Turpin
Seymour Cassel
as Dr. Jaelki
DeWayne Jessie
as John The Baptist
Mabel King
as Madam Amy
Taj Mahal
as Poor Alfred
Spo-De-Odee
as Left Hand of God
Art Carney
as John Stark
David Healy
as Sam Bundler
