Sue Keller Ragtime 2
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
- 070 SueKeller Lion Tamer Rag (Mark Janza 1913)
- 071 SueKeller Little Bar In Bethlehem (Robert Darch 1987 ASCAP)
- 072 SueKeller Lorne Scots on Parade (Joseph F Lamb 1904)
- 073 SueKeller Maple Leaf Rag (Scott Joplin 1899)
- 074 SueKeller Melody Rag (Raymond Birch 1911)
- 075 SueKeller Memories of You (Eubie Blake 1930 ASCAP)
- 076 SueKeller Mignonne (Joseph F Lamb 1901)
- 077 SueKeller Miss New Orleans (Alter & DeLange 1946)
- 078 SueKeller Mississippi Mud (Cavanaugh & Barris 1927)
- 079 SueKeller Modernistic (James P. Johnson 1929)
- 080 SueKeller Monkey Biznez (Charles L Johnson 1928)
- 081 SueKeller Muscatine (David Thomas Roberts 1979)
- 082 SueKeller My Hero (Dale Hadley 1995)
- 083 SueKeller My Queen of Zanzibar (Joseph F Lamb 1904)
- 084 SueKeller New Era Rag (James Scott 1919)
- 085 SueKeller New Orleans’ World’s Fair Rag (M.E. White 1984)
- 086 SueKeller Nola (Felix Arndt 1915)
- 087 SueKeller Oh Musetta (George Schneider 1995)
- 088 SueKeller Pansy Blossoms (Charles L Johnson 1909)
- 089 SueKeller Peaceful Henry (E.H. Kelly 1901)
- 090 SueKeller Peanuts (Ethel Ernest 1911)
- 091 SueKeller Peter Gink [with apologies to Greig] (George L Cobb 1918)
- 092 SueKeller Pine Apple Rag (Scott Joplin 1908)
- 093 SueKeller Polyphonic Rag (William Hyder 1979)
- 094 SueKeller Pork and Beans (Luckey Roberts 1913)
- 095 SueKeller Possum Rag (Geraldine Dobyns 1906)
- 096 SueKeller Powder Rag (Raymond Birch 1908)
- 097 SueKeller Ragged Rapids Rag (Joseph F Lamb 1905)
- 098 SueKeller Ragtime Betty (James Scott 1909)
- 099 SueKeller Ragtime Nightingale (Joseph Lamb 1915)
- 100 SueKeller Ragtime Special (Joseph F Lamb 1959)
- 101 SueKeller Rapid Transit (Joseph F Lamb 1959)
- 102 SueKeller Red Feather (Joseph F Lamb 1906)
- 103 SueKeller Red Lion Rag (Tex Wyndham 1967)
- 104 SueKeller Sedalia Stomp (Galen Wilkes 1983)
- 105 SueKeller Silver King (Charles L Johnson 1909)
- 106 SueKeller Sleepy Hollow Rag (Clarence Woods 1918)
- 107 SueKeller Smashing Thirds (Fats Waller 1931)
- 108 SueKeller Solace (Scott Joplin 1909)
- 109 SueKeller Solitude (Christopher Seppe 1987)
- 110 SueKeller Someone to Watch Over Me (Gershwin 1927)
- 111 SueKeller Spanish Fly (Joseph F Lamb 1912)
- 112 SueKeller Spring Dreams (Jonathan Jensen 1975)
- 113 SueKeller St. Louis Rag (Tom Turpin 1903)
- 114 SueKeller Starlight (Charles L Johnson 1918)
- 115 SueKeller Sugar Plum Strut (Jonathan Jensen 1994)
- 116 SueKeller Summer Dreams (Jonathan Jensen 1988)
- 117 SueKeller Sweetness (Fannie B Woods 1912)
- 118 SueKeller That Devils Rag (Van Alstyne & Madden 1913)
- 119 SueKeller That Old Gang of Mine (Rose Dixon Henderson 1923)
- 120 SueKeller That’s A Plenty (Lew Pollack 1914)
- 121 SueKeller The Alchemist (Glenn Jenks 1987)
- 122 SueKeller The Blundering Buffalo (Sue Keller 1991)
- 123 SueKeller The Cascades (Scott Joplin 1904)
- 124 SueKeller The Chevy Chase (Eubie Blake 1914)
- 125 SueKeller The Furry Lisa (George Schneider 1972)
- 126 SueKeller The Smiler (Percy Wenrich 1907)
- 127 SueKeller The Suffragette (James Scott 1914)
- 128 SueKeller Tickled to Death (Charles Hunter 1899)
- 129 SueKeller Tobasco (Charles L Johnson 1909)
- 130 SueKeller Troublesome Ivories (Eubie Blake 1914 c1972)
- 131 SueKeller Valentine Stomp (Fats Waller 1929)
- 132 SueKeller Waitin’ for the Robert E. Lee (Gilbert & Muir 1912)
- 133 SueKeller Walper House Rag (Joseph F Lamb 1903)
- 134 SueKeller Wanhal Stomp (Sue Keller 1994)
- 135 SueKeller Wedding of the Fairies (Charles L Johnson 1909)
- 136 SueKeller Where Is The Boy (Sue Keller 2004 ASCAP)
- 137 SueKeller Wild Cherries (Ted Snyder 1908)
- 138 SueKeller Wyndham Rag (George Schneider 1977)
- 139 SueKeller Yakatat Piano Man (Robert R Darch 1976)