He wrote the ragtime song at the age of sixteen; it was published in 1902.
Hogan's songs were among the first published ragtime songs and the first to use the term "rag" in their sheet music copy.
Another project under discussion is a collection of the composer's ragtime songs, to be published in an edition that would feature the original artwork for the sheet music.
The first published ragtime song to include a 12-bar section was "One o' Them Things!"
Publishing houses churned out piano rags and ragtime songs at a furious pace.
Gradually died out in favor of the ragtime song.
He also wrote the music for the popular ragtime song "Coon, Coon, Coon" in 1900.
Tom Turpin's "Harlem Rag" is the first published ragtime song.
It is advertised as the first ragtime song.
Today, Daniel Paget leads the ensemble in ragtime songs and dances.