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Eubie Blake
Eubie Blake
Basic Information
Born: James Hubert Blake, February 7, 1887, Baltimore, Maryland, (US)
Died: February 12, 1983 (age 96), Brooklyn, New York
Primary songwriting role: composer; also pianist and arranger
Co-writers: chiefly Noble Sissle; Click here for a database of Eubie Blake's co-writers.
The Set includes:
"Betty Washboard Rag" (R. Kreve); "Marian's Waltz" (J.H. Blake); "You're Lucky to Me" (J.H. Blake, A. Razaf); "Charleston Rag" (J.H. Blake);
"Dream Rag" (J.H. Blake); "For the Last Time Call Me Sweetheart" (A. Johns); "The Star Spangled Banner"; "Falling in Love With Someone" (V. Herbert, R. Young); "Kiss Me Again" (V. Herbert, H. Blossom); "St. Louis Blues" (W.C. Handy); "I'm Just Wild About Harry" (E. Blake, N. Sissle); "Gypsy Sweetheart" (V. Herbert, H. Smith)
Eubie Blake playing live
"Memories of You" (c. 1967)
David Ewen. American Songwriters, An H. W. Wilson Biographical Dictionary. New York: The H. W. Wilson Co., 1987 (includes 146 bios of composers and lyricists). -- a wide selection of used copies is available at abebooks.com (Blake entry, pp. 48-53).
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, New York: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (dates, career, shows/movies, songs; 3rd edition, 1966, entry p. 66)
, An H. W. Wilson Biographical Dictionary. New York: The H. W. Wilson Co., 1987 (includes 146 bios of composers and lyricists). -- a wide selection of used copies is available at