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Date Added: April 20, 2008 10:11:02 PM

Ernest Hogan has no grave marker in his hometown of Bowling Green. But, the city may soon have a historic marker honoring the native son who is credited with being the father of ragtime music. The Hogan Historical Marker Committee in Bowling Green is petitioning the Kentucky Historical Society to erect a marker near Hogan's birthplace in the Shake Rag neighborhood of the city. The committee ...

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