Scott Hayden

Scott Hayden (March 31, 1882 — September 16, 1915)[1] was an American composer of ragtime music.

Born in Sedalia, Missouri, he was the son of Marion and Julia Hayden.

Hayden married Nora Wright and lived with the Joplins in St. Louis.

Hayden moved to Chicago, got a job as an elevator operator in the Cook County Hospital, and married Jeanette Wilkins.

A slender, handsome man of delicate health, he died in Chicago of pulmonary tuberculosis, leaving "Pear Blossoms" unfinished.