Sue Keller Ragtime 1
Often compared (with a wink) to a mash-up of Fats Waller and Scott Joplin, Keller’s playing blends period authenticity with a modern performer’s punch: strong left-hand time, clear melodic phrasing, and an instinct for making “classic” repertoire feel spontaneous.
A cornerstone of her catalog is “Kellerized” (recorded at HVR Studios in Brooklyn), a set of ragtime-era favorites and originals presented as high-quality solo-piano performances. Another fan-favorite collection is “Rag Time Sue,” spotlighting piano and vocals—ideal if you want the full entertainer side of her musicianship. If you’re exploring repertoire, her Scott Joplin performances are an easy entry point.
Visit her website at Ragtime Press (https://rtpress.com). I’m not associated with Sue Keller in any way, and discovered her in this Kuhmann Directory, but highly recommend her work!
MIDI Files
- 001 SueKeller 12th Street Rag (Euday Bowman 1914)
- 002 SueKeller A Black Smoke (Charles L Johnson 1902)
- 003 SueKeller A Dream of Sedalia (Tex Wyndham 1991)
- 004 SueKeller After You’ve Gone (Creamer & Layton 1918)
- 005 SueKeller Agitation Rag (Robert Hampton 1915)
- 006 SueKeller Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Razaf Waller Brooks 1929)
- 007 SueKeller Alabama Jubilee (Yellen & Cobb 1915)
- 008 SueKeller Alabamy Bound (Henderson et. al 1925)
- 009 SueKeller Alaskan Rag (Joseph F Lamb 1959)
- 010 SueKeller Alexander’s Ragtime Band (Irving Berlin 1911)
- 011 SueKeller All the Money (Raymond Birch 1908)
- 012 SueKeller Alligator Crawl (Fats Waller 1924 ASCAP)
- 013 SueKeller Atomic Shuffle (Ross Petot 1986)
- 014 SueKeller Aviation Rag (Mark Janza 1905)
- 015 SueKeller Bag of Rags (W.R. McKanlass 1913)
- 016 SueKeller Bedlam (Christopher Seppe 1974)
- 017 SueKeller Beedle Um Bo (Raymond Birch 1908)
- 018 SueKeller Beehive Rag (Joseph F Lamb 1959)
- 019 SueKeller Belle of Havana (Charles L Johnson 1899)
- 020 SueKeller Belle of Louisville (Frank French 1991)
- 021 SueKeller Bittersweet Rag (Robert R Darch 1977)
- 022 SueKeller Blame It On The Blues (Cook 1914)
- 023 SueKeller Blue Goose Rag (Raymond Birch 1916)
- 024 SueKeller Brown Derby No. 2 (Joseph Lamb c1988)
- 025 SueKeller Calliope Rag (James Scott & R Darch 19091966)
- 026 SueKeller Carolina Shout (James P. Johnson 1914)
- 027 SueKeller Castle House Rag (James Reese Europe 1914
- 028 SueKeller Cataract Rag (Robert Hampton 1914)
- 029 SueKeller Charleston Rag (Eubie Blake 1899)
- 030 SueKeller Chasin’ the Chippies (Joseph F Lamb 1914)
- 031 SueKeller Chicken Pie (Clement Doucet 1929)
- 032 SueKeller Cloud Kisser (Raymond Birch 1911)
- 033 SueKeller Coaxing the Piano (Zez Confrey 1922)
- 034 SueKeller Colonial Rag (Ball & Lenzberg 1914)
- 035 SueKeller Cranberry Stomp (Sue Keller 1983)
- 036 SueKeller Crazy Bone Rag (Charles Johnson 1913)
- 037 SueKeller Creeks of Missouri (Galen Wilkes 1983)
- 038 SueKeller Dill Pickles (Charles L Johnson 1906)
- 039 SueKeller Dizzy Fingers (Zez Confrey 1923)
- 040 SueKeller Doc Brown’s Cakewalk (Charles L Johnson 1899)
- 041 SueKeller Eugenia (Scott Joplin 1905)
- 042 SueKeller Follow the Crowd to Coney (Joseph F Lamb 1913)
- 043 SueKeller Gee Kid But I Like You (Joseph F Lamb 1909)
- 044 SueKeller Georgia (Stuart Gorrell & Hoagy Carmichael 1930)
- 045 SueKeller Gladiolus Rag (Scott Joplin 1907)
- 046 SueKeller Greased Lightening Rag (Joseph F Lamb 1959)
- 047 SueKeller Great Crush Collision March (Scott Joplin 1897)
- 048 SueKeller Hanon Rag (Bill Edwards 1985)
- 049 SueKeller Harbour Rag (Glenn Jenks 1975)
- 050 SueKeller Hard Hearted Hannah (Yellen Ager et al. 1924)
- 051 SueKeller Hawaiian Blues (Stanley Murray 1916)
- 052 SueKeller Hester on Parade (Charles L Johnson 1899)
- 053 SueKeller Honey Moon Rag (James Scott 1916)
- 054 SueKeller Hot Rolls (Christopher Seppe 1988)
- 055 SueKeller Hyperragmania (Jonathan Jensen 1973)
- 056 SueKeller I Got What It Takes (Clarence Williams 1929)
- 057 SueKeller I Love a Piano Cannonball (Berlin Northrup 1915 1911)
- 058 SueKeller I Want To Be A Birdman (Joseph F Lamb 1913)
- 059 SueKeller International Rag (Irving Berlin 1913)
- 060 SueKeller Iola (Charles L Johnson 1904)
- 061 SueKeller Jersey Rag (Joseph F Lamb 1959)
- 062 SueKeller Jingles (James P. Johnson 1926)
- 063 SueKeller Joe Lamb’s Old Rag (Joseph F Lamb 1959)
- 064 SueKeller Junk Man Rag (Luckey Roberts 1913)
- 065 SueKeller Keep Your Foot on the Soft Pedal (Von Tilzer & Dillon 1919)
- 066 SueKeller Key Stone Rag (Willie Anderson 1921)
- 067 SueKeller Kreole (David Thomas Roberts 1978)
- 068 SueKeller Lady Slippers (Raymond Birch 1910)
- 069 SueKeller Last of the Ragtime Pioneers (Galen Wilkes 1984)