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James Hubert Blake (February 7, 1887 – February 12, 1983), better known as Eubie Blake, was an American composer, lyricist, and pianist of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. In 1921, Blake and long-time collaborator Noble Sissle wrote the Broadway musical Shuffle Along, one of the first Broadway musicals to be written and directed by African Americans. Blake's compositions included such hits as, "Bandana Days", "Charleston Rag", "Love Will Find A Way", "Memories of You" and "I'm Just Wild About Harry".

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Discography

  • Sing Shuffle Along

    Sing Shuffle Along

    Album2016
  • The best of Eubie Blake

    The best of Eubie Blake

    Album2006
  • Memories of You

    Memories of You

    Album2003
  • Jamming at Rudi's

    Jamming at Rudi's

    Album1996
  • Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz

    Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz

    Album1993
  • More Ragtime

    More Ragtime

    Album1985
  • 1921 - Vol. 2 Rare Piano Rolls Of Early Blues And Spirituals

    1921 - Vol. 2 Rare Piano Rolls Of Early Blues And Spirituals

    Album1973
  • Blues and Ragtime Volume 1

    Blues and Ragtime Volume 1

    Album1973
  • The Eighty-Six Years Of Eubie Blake

    The Eighty-Six Years Of Eubie Blake

    Album1973
  • Rags To Classics

    Rags To Classics

    Album1972
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