Scott Hayden (1882–1915)

Scott Hayden was a performer and composer of ragtime music. He was born in Sedalia, Missouri, on March 31, 1882, to Marion and Julia Hayden. Hayden is best known for co-writing four rags with Scott Joplin: “Sunflower Slow Drag,” “Something Doing,” “Felicity Rag,” and “Kismet Rag.” He died in Chicago of tuberculosis on September 16, 1915.