As its name implies, this song is meant as a tribute to the ragtime genre of music popular in the early 20th century. The song became a concert staple in Joel’s live sets during the mid to late ‘70s.
The Moog synthesizer is prominently used in this song. Joel explains:
I got my first Moog Synthesi...
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released
Root Beer Rag was written by Billy Joel.
Root Beer Rag was produced by Mike Stewart.
Billy Joel released Root Beer Rag on Fri Oct 11 1974.