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 Eubie Blake (1883-1983)

Quoting from the Arcadian Press sheet notes: "Blake, born to former slaves in Baltimore on February 7, 1883, was baptised James Hubert Blake. Relatives and friends called him Hubie which was abbreviated to Eubie. He grew up in an atmosphere of syncopated music and sentimental ballads played on music boxes and had some piano lessons from a friendly church organist in Baltimore.
At the age of 15, Blake got a regular job as a pianist in a "hook-shop" (a sporting house) run by Aggie Sheldon, a successful madam, which provided him with tips from both the inmates and their customers. He improvised rag music (his long fingers could stretch to twelve keys on the keyboard) and soon began to compose in earnest. In 1899 he wrote his "Charleston Rag" which became a hit. His brilliant playing was soon recognised and having won a national piano-playing contest, he toured vaudeville for many years. Blake played in Jim Reese Europe's Society Orchestra (which became the 369th Infantry band in France during WW 1) which did much to put early jazz and the work of black composers before the general public. Later, in 1919, Blake and Noble Sissle (who was also a member of Europe's band) appeared together on the vaudeville circuit as singers and dancers billed as "The Dixie Duo". Together, by bringing from Harlem to Broadway an all-black musical, "Shuffle Along" (which opened on May 23, 1921 billed as "a musical melánge"), they broke the tradition of black-face white comedians and started a vogue of the 1920's. The score included the song I'm Just Wild About Harry (1921) which became a hit and was actually used as a campaign song for Harry Truman in 1948. Another Blake hit song was " Memories of You", from the musical "Blackbirds of 1930". Blake wrote songs for the musical "Elsie" (1923); the revue "Chocolate Dandies" (1924); "Folies Bergére" (1930); "Shuffle along of 1933"; "Swing It" (1937) and "Shuffle Along of 1952". His ragtime compositions included "Tricky Fingers" (1908); "Troublesome Ivories" (1911); "Chevy Chase" (1914); "Fizz Water" (1914); "Black Keys on Parade" (1935) and "Dicty's on Seventh Avenue" (1952).
The ragtime revival brought Blake out of his retirement in his eighties. In 1969 he recorded the album "The 86 Years of Eubie Blake" and, in 1972, formed his own record company. As Blake's centennial approached there was a growing appreciation of his natural talent and, in tribute to his 75 years in show business, a Broadway musical billed simply "Eubie!" was produced with resounding success. In 1981 he received the Medal of Freedom from President Reagan. He made his last public appearance, at the age of 99, at Lincoln Center in NY on June 19, 1982. Interviewed on his 100th birthday Blake made the classic remark, having confessed that he drank, smoked and liked women: "if I'd known I was going to live so long, I'd have taken better care of myself." Eubie Blake died on February 12, 1983, 5 days after his 100th birthday."
List of Eubie Blake's works.

Sheet Music:

  1. [§] The Chevy Chase (1914), Descant/Tenor/Tenor/Tenor/Bass/Great Bass(Bass) Ditty Box Enterprises Listen. Artist: Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble
  2. [§] Fizz Water (1914), Treble(Tenor)/Tenor/Tenor/Bass/Bass/Great Bass(Bass) Ditty Box Enterprises Listen. Artist: Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble
  3. [§] I'm Just Wild About Harry (1921), Treble/Treble/Tenor/Bass
4. More sheet music at Ditty Box Enterprises
Further sheet music at DBE: ON HOLD WANTED
Websites:
BLAKE, EUBIE BIOGRAPHY by www.naxos.com.
Books:
[§] Eubie Blake by Al Rose amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
[§] Eubie Blake: Keys of Memory by Lawrence T. Carter amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
[§] Reminiscing with Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake by Robert Kimball amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca

Ragtime Music CDs:
CD tracks/info John Arpin on "Classics in the Park" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info John Arpin on "Kings of Ragtime" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Black Swan Classic Jazz Band on "Ragtime Revelry" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr
CD tracks/info Mimi Blais on "Geraldine" 
CD tracks/info Mimi Blais on "Once Upon a Rag Time" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Mimi Blais on "Ragtime" 
CD tracks/info Mimi Blais on "Sunday Morning" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Mimi Blais on "Taxi!" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr
CD tracks/info Eubie Blake on "Golden Reunion in Ragtime" Order CD's at Amazon.com
CD tracks/info Eubie Blake on "Memories of You" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Eubie Blake on "That's Ragtime!" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Eubie Blake on "Tricky Fingers" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr
CD tracks/info William Bolcom on "Let's Do It: Bolcom & Morris at Aspen" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Claude Bolling on "Le Ragtime" Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr
CD tracks/info Bob Darch on "Reunion in Ragtime" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Matthew Davidson on "Voodoo Queen: Piano Rags, Jazz and Blues" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Richard Dowling on "Rhapsody in Ragtime" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Richard Dowling on "World's Greatest Piano Rags" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info "Perfessor" Bill Edwards on "The Rag's the Thing" 
CD tracks/info "Perfessor" Bill Edwards on "A Ragtime Sampler" 
CD tracks/info "Perfessor" Bill Edwards on "Rapid Fire Ragtime" 
CD tracks/info "Perfessor" Bill Edwards on "Rhapsodies in Ragtime" 
CD tracks/info "Perfessor" Bill Edwards on "Whipped Cream Rag" 
CD tracks/info James Reese Europe on "James Reese Europe's 369th US Infantry Hell FightersBand" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info The Great American Main St. Band on "Silks & Rags" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Frederick Hodges on "Kitten on the Keys: Ragtime, Novelty & Stride Classics" Order CD's at Amazon.com
CD tracks/info James P. Johnson on "Carolina Shout" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info James P. Johnson on "Harlem Stride Piano" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info James P. Johnson on "Harlem Stride Piano 1921-1929" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info James P. Johnson on "James P. Johnson 1921-28" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info James P. Johnson on "James P. Johnson 1938-42" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr
CD tracks/info James P. Johnson on "James P. Johnson 1944-45" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr
CD tracks/info Jazzou Jones on "Riverboat Ragtime: Then and Now" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr
CD tracks/info Sue Keller on "Rag Time Sue" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.de
CD tracks/info Sue Keller on "Ragtime Reflections" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr
CD tracks/info Scott Kirby on "Centennial Sampler: Vol. 1" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr
CD tracks/info Scott Kirby on "Grace & Beauty: Ragtime Classics" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Scott Kirby on "More Damn Good Ragtime" 
CD tracks/info Scott Kirby on "Some Assembly Required" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr
CD tracks/info Noel Lester on "Syncopated Sensations" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Various Artists on "Best Ragtime Album Ever" Order CD's at Amazon.com
CD tracks/info Various Artists on "A Century of Ragtime 1897-1997" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Various Artists on "Gold Collection" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Various Artists on "The Greatest Jazz, Blues and Ragtime of the Century" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Various Artists on "The Greatest Ragtime of the Century" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Various Artists on "Hot Flashes: Rare High Quality Short Lived Bands" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Various Artists on "Jazz Piano Masters" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Various Artists on "Kings of Ragtime" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Various Artists on "Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry 1891-1922" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Various Artists on "Ragtime 1900-1930" Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr
CD tracks/info Various Artists on "Ragtime Hard To Find Classics" Order CD's at Amazon.com
CD tracks/info Various Artists on "Ragtime to Jazz: Vol. 2: 1916-1922" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Various Artists on "Rhapsody in Blue" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Various Artists on "Rhapsody in Ragtime" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Various Artists on "Scott Joplin and the Age of Ragtime" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Max Morath on "Living a Ragtime Life" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Max Morath on "The World of Scott Joplin Vol. 2" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Peter Muir on "Spontaneous Ragtime" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.de
CD tracks/info New England Ragtime Ensemble on "The Art of the Rag" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra on "Creole Belles" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Ophelia Ragtime Orchestra on "1995 U.S Tour in New Orleans" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Ophelia Ragtime Orchestra on "Echoes from the Snowball Club" 
CD tracks/info Paragon Ragtime Orchestra on "That Demon Rag!" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Adam Swanson on "Chestnut St. in the 90s" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr
CD tracks/info Butch Thompson on "The Butch Thompson Trio Plays Favorites" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Butch Thompson on "Good Old New York 88's" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Charles Thompson on "The Neglected Professor" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Trebor Jay Tichenor on "The Tichenor Family Trio" 
CD tracks/info Trebor Jay Tichenor on "Virginia's Favorites" 
CD tracks/info Terry Waldo on "Ragtime Classics Vol. 1" Order CD's at Amazon.com
CD tracks/info Brent Watkins on "The Heroes of Parlor Town - Volume 1" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Brent Watkins on "The Heroes of Parlor Town - Volume 2" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.de
Brass Music CDs:
CD tracks/info Avatar Brass Quintet on "Magnetic Rags: Ragtime for Brass" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Empire Brass on "Braggin' in Brass" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca