Early blues and ragtime guitarists often used fingerstyle. McTell performed in various musical styles, including blues, ragtime, religious music and hokum. While in New Orleans, jazz was influenced by Creole music, ragtime, and blues. The popularity of ragtime music was quickly succeeded by Jazz piano. They are integral to ragtime and contemporary popular and jazz music genres . The group plays period-era music in a variety of styles ranging from ragtime to klezmer. It is also a common chord in jazz and ragtime music. Alternative names sometimes used in ragtime and jazz are clog box and tap box. McTell was also an adept slide guitarist, unusual among ragtime bluesmen. They incorporated elements of Broadway, Tin Pan Alley, ragtime, and vaudeville. Ragtime composer Scott Joplin lived in St. Louis and Sedalia. Passengers present remember them playing lively tunes such as "Alexander's Ragtime Band". The contradictions may stem from different definitions of "ragtime" and "jazz". The figure was later used by Scott Joplin and other ragtime composers. It fostered the development of many artists, including the renowned ragtime composer Scott Joplin.