Ragtime guitar was the first guitar style that really enthused me. I
liked guitar before then, but then I
loved it. Players like Cliff Aungier, Stefan Grossman and John James (in London 1960s) led me to the OP's namesake:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf6OjxYPzoo
Good to see Grace and Beauty Rag in the above collection. I transcribed that off a piano version back in 1969 (and got it wrong
).