I thoroughly enjoyed the Jack Johnson documentary, but I was even more taken by your score. It was magnificent. I’m not an officionado when it comes to ragtime, but your treatment of the period gave me a new appreciation for the form.

I’ve truly enjoyed growing up with you (we are about the same age) listening to your development and marvelling at your enormous gift.

Thank you for your contribution to the American experience. I look forward to many more years of enjoyment and learning as I listen to you and your family explore the boundaries of the only truly American art form.

With great respect & admiration.

Jeffrey D. Young, Sr.