Ragtime is one of the most under-appreciated and misunderstood forms of American music. Considering it was popular for a relatively short time over 100 years ago, maybe that’s understandable. Maybe it makes sense, then, that Terry Waldo - probably the foremost expert on this esoteric music alive today - is one of the most under-appreciated Columbus musicians. But he’s not just a musician. He literally wrote the book on ragtime . And in 1974, he released a live solo performan