1 -African-American ragtime composer 2 -American sounding pop/indie singer 3 -Glasgow based producer & part of Conquering Animal Sound ------------------------------------ 1 - James Sylvester Scott (February 12, 1885 – August 30, 1938) was an African-American ragtime composer, regarded as one of the three most important composers of classic ragtime, along with Scott Joplin and Joseph Lamb. He was born in Neosho, Missouri to James Scott Sr. and Molly Thomas Scott, both former slaves. Read more on Last.fm