Short bio Eubie Blake
Full biography Eubie Blake
Eubie Blake was a prolific American composer and pianist who made immense contributions to the development of ragtime and jazz music. He was born on February 7, 1887, in Baltimore, Maryland, and began playing piano at the age of seven. He was a self-taught musician, and his talent soon became apparent as he began performing in local gatherings and vaudeville shows.
Blake became famous in the early 1900s for his ragtime compositions, which were characterized by their heavily syncopated rhythms and lively tempos. His most famous song, "I'm Just Wild About Harry," with lyrics by Noble Sissle, was written for the Broadway musical "Shuffle Along" in 1921 and became an instant hit. The musical was a landmark event as it was the first to feature a predominantly African-American cast and creative team on Broadway.
Blake continued to compose and perform music for several decades, and his style evolved along with the trends of the time. He was highly respected in the jazz community and collaborated with other legendary musicians such as Duke Ellington and Fats Waller. Despite the challenges of the Great Depression and racial discrimination, Blake remained dedicated to his music and continued to perform well into his 90s.
Blake's legacy as a composer and musician has been celebrated in many ways, including a Broadway revue in 1978 called "Eubie!" and a Grammy-nominated album of his piano works performed by Dick Hyman. In recognition of his contributions to American music, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1981 and was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1995. Eubie Blake's music continues to inspire and delight listeners around the world, and he remains an icon of American musical history.
Albums featuring Eubie Blake
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
The Best Of Eubie Blake(CD, Compilation) | 2006 | Chestnut (2) |
| 2 |  |
Memories Of You | 2003 | Biograph |
| 3 |  |
Tricky Fingers(CD, Album) | 1997 | Traditional Line |
| 4 |  |
Danny Barker, Eubie Blake, Dave Burley, Pops Foster, Tyree Glenn, Sonny Greer, Conrad Janis, John Jeffrey (2), Ken Kersey, Freddy Moore, Oran "Lips" Page, Walter Page, Burney Peacock, Paul Quinichette, Tom Sharpsteen, R. C. H. Smith, Ralph Sutton (2), Bob | 1996 | Jazzology |
| 5 |  |
Gershwin, Barber, Bernstein, Russo, Joplin, Blake, Berlin, Bowman, Original Dixieland Jazz Band – America! America!(2×CD, Compilation) | 1995 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 6 |  |
McPartland / Blake – Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz With Guest Eubie Blake(CD, Album) | 1993 | The Jazz Alliance |
| 7 |  |
Ragtime, 86 Years(Cassette, Album, Reissue) | 1989 | CBS |
| 8 |  |
Ragtime, 86 Years(LP, Reissue) | 1989 | CBS |
| 9 |  |
More Ragtime(LP, Mono) | 1985 | AEI Records |
| 10 |  |
Tricky Fingers | 1985 | Quicksilver |
| 11 |  |
That's Ragtime! | 1984 | AEI Records |
| 12 |  |
Eubie Blake - The Amherst Saxophone Quartet – An American Classic: Eubie Blake (The American Saxophone Quartet Performs The Music Of James Hubert Blake)(LP, Album) | 1981 | Musicmasters |
| 13 |  |
George Gershwin, William Russo, Scott Joplin, Eubie Blake, Irving Berlin, Euday L. Bowman – Rhapsody In Blue | 1981 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 14 |  |
William Hart / Eubie Blake & Thom Bell – Follow Every Dream / Ragtime | 1979 | Lorimar Records |
| 15 |  |
Eubie! A New Musical Revue | 1978 | Warner Bros. Records |
| 16 |  |
Joan Morris / William Bolcom Guest Artist Eubie Blake – Wild About Eubie | 1977 | Columbia Masterworks |
| 17 |  |
Teddy Wilson, Claude Hopkins, Dill Jones, Eubie Blake – Jazz Piano Masters. Live At The New School | 1977 | Chiaroscuro Records |
| 18 |  |
Song Hits(LP, Album) | 1976 | Eubie Blake Music |
| 19 |  |
Eubie Blake, Jim Hession, Mike Lipskin, Terry Waldo – Eubie Blake And His Proteges - Live At The Theatre De Lys(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1976 | Eubie Blake Music |
| 20 |  |
91 Years Young - Piano Solos - Jazz Festival Nice 74 | 1975 | RCA |
| 21 |  |
Introducing Jim Hession(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1974 | Eubie Blake Music |
| 22 |  |
Live Concert | 1974 | Eubie Blake Music |
| 23 |  |
Scott Joplin, Kerry Mills, Eubie Blake, Harry Guy / Lee Erwin – Rosebud: Marches And Rags Of Scott Joplin & Kerry Mills, Eubie Blake, Harry Guy | 1974 | Angel Records |
| 24 |  |
At The Piano | 1973 | London Records |
| 25 |  |
1921 - Vol. 2 Rare Piano Rolls Of Early Blues And Spirituals | 1973 | Biograph |
| 26 |  |
Blues And Ragtime Volume 1 | 1973 | Biograph |
| 27 |  |
The Eighty-Six Years Of Eubie Blake | 1973 | Columbia |
| 28 |  |
Rags To Classics | 1972 | Eubie Blake Music |
| 29 |  |
Volume 1 Featuring Ivan Harold Browning(LP, Album) | 1971 | Eubie Blake Music |
| 30 |  |
Eubie Blake, Joe Jordan (2) And Charles Thompson (4) – Golden Reunion In Ragtime | 1962 | Stereoddities |
| 31 |  |
The Marches I Played On The Old Ragtime Piano | 1960 | 20th Fox |
| 32 |  |
Ragtime! The Fabulous Piano Of Eubie Blake(7", 45 RPM, EP) | 1959 | Top Rank International |
| 33 |  |
Ragtime! Volume 2(7", 45 RPM, EP) | 1959 | Top Rank International |
| 34 |  |
Conrad Janis, Bob Wilber, Dick Smith (11), Tom Sharpsteen, Pops Foster, Eubie Blake, Danny Barker, John Jeffrey (2), Freddy Moore – Jamming At Rudi's, No. 1(LP, 10", Album) | 1951 | Circle |
| 35 |  |
Joe Smith And Orchestra, Ethel Finnie / Eubie Blake – Heart Breakin' Joe / African Rag(Shellac, 10", 78 RPM) | 1949 | Paramount |
| 36 |  |
Alberta Hunter / Alberta Hunter And Eubie Blake – Mistreated Blues / I'm Going Away Just To Wear You Off My Mind(Shellac, 10", 78 RPM) | 1923 | Paramount |
| 37 |  |
Alberta Hunter And Eubie Blake – I'm Going Away Just To Wear You Off My Mind / Jazzin' Baby Blues(Shellac, 78 RPM, 10") | 1922 | Paramount |
| 38 |  |
Ma / Sweet Lady Medley(Shellac, 10", 78 RPM) | 1921 | Emerson Records (2) |
| 39 |  |
And His Friends Edith Wilson & Ivan Harold Browning(LP, Album) | - | Eubie Blake Music |
| 40 |  |
Bob Darch And His Ragtime Band Featuring Eubie Blake, Charlie Williamson, Joe Jordan (2), Sally Heiss, Steve Spracklen "The Joplin Kid" And Gil Lieberknecht – Bill Bailey's(LP, Album) | - | A Jan Production |
Videos featuring Eubie Blake
Rosebud Marches and Rags - Lee Erwin playing the Fox-Capitol Theatre Wurlitzer Pipe Organ
Rosebud Marches and Rags
Lee Erwin playing the Fox-Capitol Theatre Wurlitzer Pipe Organ
00:00 Scott Joplin, Rosebud (Two-Step)
02:48 Scott Joplin, Original Rags
06:24 Kerry Mills, Whistling Rufus
09:50 Scott Joplin, Solace (A Mexican Serenade)
15:40 Eubi
I own nothing
">Gregory Hines - Low Down Blues
From the original cast recording of "Eubie! A New Musical Review"
I own nothing
Boll Weevil Blues
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Boll Weevil Blues · Eubie Blake
Harlem Piano Roll: Some of the Greatest Players from the Early Days of Jazz, Captured on Piano Rolls in the 1920's
℗ 2013 DigitalGramophone.com
Released on: 2013-10-18
Aut
Memories Of You (Eubie Blake)
Eubie Blake - Charleston Rag - Original Piano Roll (1917)
Charleston Rag - Eubie Blake
Played by the composer
Ampico 54174-E
(1917)
Taken from the Biograph album: Eubie Blake (1917-1921) Blues and Ragtime Voume 1
The rolls on this LP were recorded on a 1910 Steinway 65/88 note player on July, 1972. Tempos
"Heart Breakin' Joe" - Joe Smith & Orchestra (1921 Paramount)
Joe Smith & Orchestra playing early hot jazz while jazz vocalist Ethel Finnie pours her heart out! The other side is "African Rag" by Eubie Blake.
Fizz Water by Eubie Blake (1914, Ragtime piano)
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Everyone cherished Eubie Blake, particularly in his later years. A lovable character who had survive
">Eubie Blake - Brittwood Rag 1981 (Ragtime Piano Synthesia) [Transcribed by @Terry Waldo]
Brittwood Rag by Eubie Blake
Transcribed by @Terry Waldo from the folio "Sincerely Eubie Blake"
Sequenced by: Warren S. Trachtman
Info about Eubie Blake:
Everyone cherished Eubie Blake, particularly in his later years. A lovable character who had survive
I'm Going Away Just To Wear You Off My Mind (Take 2)
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I'm Going Away Just To Wear You Off My Mind (Take 2) · Alberta Hunter
Alberta Hunter Vol. 1 (1921-1923)
℗ 1996 Document Records
Released on: 2005-07-05
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Full concert in the link: https://youtu.be/21SMdsr-i78
">Eubie Blake - Classical Rag (1972 Berlin Live Concert)
Eubie Blake performing his classical rag.
"Philharmonie" Berlin, November 4, 1972.
Full concert in the link: https://youtu.be/21SMdsr-i78
-Eubie Blake.
Best example of The Charleston Rag I've ever heard. Of course it is. It's played by the man who "composed" it. I've been listening to this album since it came out. Enjoy.
And remember-
Never rush a rag
">"The Charleston Rag" - Eubie Blake "The Eighty-Six Years of Eubie Blake"
"I don't write music, I compose it."
-Eubie Blake.
Best example of The Charleston Rag I've ever heard. Of course it is. It's played by the man who "composed" it. I've been listening to this album since it came out. Enjoy.
And remember-
Never rush a rag
Follow Every Dream - William Hart
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If You Don't Want Me Blues
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises
If You Don't Want Me Blues · Eubie Blake
Home Again Blues
℗ 2008 Fantastic Voyage
Released on: 2008-07-10
Music Publisher: Copyright Control
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Jazzin' Baby Blues (Take 4)
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Jazzin' Baby Blues (Take 4) · Alberta Hunter
Alberta Hunter Vol. 1 (1921-1923)
℗ 1996 Document Records
Released on: 2005-07-05
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Ragtime With Eubie Blake
This Video is about Eubie Blake. A black Piano player that was born in 1883 and lived FOREVER He was playing Ragtime when Joplin was playing Ragtime. Enjoy a little Eubie. Oh, if when You listen to this and think He's playing it over, He isn't. He starts
"The African Rag" - "Unknown Pianist" (aka Eubie Blake, 1921 Paramount)
Eubie Blake (1887-1983) originally recorded this for Emerson and Paramount bought Emerson out. However, to avoid artist infringement (and paying Blake his royalties!), Paramount decided to issue this record under the title of "Unknown Pianist". A great tu
Dream Rag
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Dream Rag · Eubie Blake
Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake
℗ Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1969-10-06
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Full concert in the link: https://youtu.be/21SMdsr-i78
">Eubie Blake - I'm Just Wild About Harry (1972 Berlin Live Concert)
Eubie Blake performing I'm Just Wild About Harry.
"Philharmonie" Berlin, November 4, 1972.
Full concert in the link: https://youtu.be/21SMdsr-i78
Charleston Rag
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Charleston Rag · Eubie Blake
Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake
℗ Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1969-10-06
Composer: E. Blake
MMM Ragtime - From the Eubie Blake concert in 1977
A few ”MMM Ragtime” videos show some impressions from the Danish “Mekanisk Musik Museum” where a number of ragtime concerts were held during the years 1975 – 1981. Great pianists from Denmark and abroad visited and played at the museum, on 2 or 3 pianos,
Eubie Blake 1972 Berlin - Charleston Rag / Wild About Harry / Memories Of You
1972, Berlin, Eubie Blake (p,v): 3:33 Charleston Rag /
4:35 I am Wild About Harry / 5:50 Memories Of You /
Dangerous Blues
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Dangerous Blues · Eubie Blake
Ragtime Shuffle
℗ 2013 Bringins Music
Released on: 2013-04-22
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Maple Leaf Rag
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Maple Leaf Rag · Eubie Blake
Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake
℗ Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1969-10-06
Composer, Lyricist
Down Home Blues
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Down Home Blues · Eubie Blake
Down Home Blues
℗ 2008 Fantastic Voyage
Released on: 2008-07-10
Music Publisher: B Feldman & Co. Ltd.
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Wang Wang Blues
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Wang Wang Blues · Eubie Blake
Down Home Blues
℗ 2008 Fantastic Voyage
Released on: 2008-07-10
Music Publisher: Redwood Music Ltd.
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Semper Fidelis
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Semper Fidelis · Eubie Blake
Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake
℗ Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1969-10-06
Composer, Lyricist
Eubie's Boogie
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Eubie's Boogie · Eubie Blake
Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake
℗ Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1969-10-06
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The Memphis Blues
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The Memphis Blues · Eubie Blake
Home Again Blues
℗ 2008 Fantastic Voyage
Released on: 2008-07-10
Music Publisher: MCPS Reversionary Rights
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Don't Tell Your Monkey Man
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Don't Tell Your Monkey Man · Eubie Blake
Broadway Blues
℗ 2008 Fantastic Voyage
Released on: 2008-07-10
Music Publisher: Copyright Control
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Poor Jimmy Green
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Poor Jimmy Green · Eubie Blake
Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake
℗ Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1969-10-06
Composer, Lyrici
Tricky Fingers
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Tricky Fingers · Eubie Blake
Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake
℗ Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1969-10-06
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Stars and Stripes Forever
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Stars and Stripes Forever · Eubie Blake
Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake
℗ Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1969-10-06
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Baltimore Todolo
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Baltimore Todolo · Eubie Blake
Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake
℗ Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1969-10-06
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Poor Katie Red
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Poor Katie Red · Eubie Blake
Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake
℗ Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1969-10-06
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Troublesome Ivories
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Troublesome Ivories · Eubie Blake
Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake
℗ Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1969-10-06
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Chevy Chase
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Chevy Chase · Eubie Blake
Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake
℗ Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1969-10-06
Composer, Lyricist: B
Brittwood Rag
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Brittwood Rag · Eubie Blake
Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake
℗ Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1969-10-06
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Medley: Bleeding Moon / Under the Bamboo Tree
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Medley: Bleeding Moon / Under the Bamboo Tree · Eubie Blake
Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake
℗ Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on:
Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake
℗ Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1969-10-06
Composer,
">"Shuffle Along" Medley
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"Shuffle Along" Medley · Eubie Blake
Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake
℗ Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1969-10-06
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I'm Just Wild About Harry
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I'm Just Wild About Harry · Eubie Blake
Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake
℗ Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1969-10-06
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Spanish Venus
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Spanish Venus · Eubie Blake
Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake
℗ Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1969-10-06
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As Long As You Live
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As Long As You Live · Eubie Blake
Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake
℗ Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1969-10-06
Composer, Lyr
Medley: Charleston / Old Fashioned Love / If I Could Be with You
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Medley: Charleston / Old Fashioned Love / If I Could Be with You · Eubie Blake
Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake
℗ Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertai
You Were Meant for Me
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You Were Meant for Me · Eubie Blake
Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake
℗ Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1969-10-06
Composer, L
Dixie Moon
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Dixie Moon · Eubie Blake
Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake
℗ Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1969-10-06
Composer, Lyricist: N.
Blues, Why Don't You Let Me Alone
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Blues, Why Don't You Let Me Alone · Eubie Blake
Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake
℗ Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1969-10-06
Blue Rag In 12 Keys
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Blue Rag In 12 Keys · Eubie Blake
Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake
℗ Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1969-10-06
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