Billiken Rag (1918)..E. J. Stark.

[Steve Harrison]

The Billiken was designed by American illustrator Florence Pretz in 1908 and was manufactured and sold as a lucky charm. It's also the mascot of St.Louis University and High School. This rag makes good use of octave runs and has a descending chromatic chord run  in the manner of that in Grimshaw's 'The Banshee'.

There is also a corny but very endearing rag timey song called 'The Billiken Man' which can be heard on the following link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgIKrEd4tBg

It has nothing to do with the rag but it might make you smile.

The score and midi are in the library...Steve.