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James Hubert Blake, better known as Eubie Blake ragtime pianist and composer, was born today in 1883

Eubie Black probably not the name you hear often nowadays, but back then he was a superstar. His most famous musical, Shuffle Along, was known to cause traffic jams right before show time as people made their way to the play. Eudie Black also honored with Medal of Freedom.

He was born on February 7 in 1883 in Baltimore, Maryland. He lived through both World Wars, worked in Europe. Blake is remembered as a revered ragtime pianist and composer of many musicals, and for partnership with singer-songwriter Noble Sissle.

Black ragtime pianist and composer of over 300 songs and musical pieces, Eubie Blake enjoyed a career which took him from the early years of African American stage theater to television and concert appearances in the 1970s.

Blake’s piano pieces revealed a strong folk ragtime …

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