Eubie Blake
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 42 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 7,1887 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Baltimore |
| Maryland | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | February 12,1983 |
| Died | Brooklyn |
| New York City | |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Full name | James Hubert Blake |
| Job | Composer |
| Lyricist | |
| Jazz Pianist | |
| Books | Sincerely Eubie Blake |
| The Best of Eubie Blake: Piano Solos | |
| Memorys Of You: From Movie The Benny Goodman Story, Single Songbook | |
| Movies/Shows | Scott Joplin |
| Pie, Pie Blackbird | |
| Harlem Is Heaven | |
| Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake Sing Snappy Songs | |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical | |
| George Peabody Medal | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 529101 |
Eubie Blake Life story
James Hubert Blake, known as Eubie Blake, was an American composer, lyricist, and pianist of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. In 1921, he and his long-time collaborator Noble Sissle wrote Shuffle Along, one of the first Broadway musicals to be written and directed by African Americans.