Eubie Blake

Acting

Eubie Blake

Born February 7, 1887 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Died February 12, 1983 · aged 96

Eubie Blake was born James Hubert Blake in Baltimore, Maryland, on February 7. He died later on February 12, 1983, having become one of the most important figures in early 20th-century African American music and a major contributor to ragtime and early jazz music and culture. Blake began his musical journey at age four playing a pump organ. At fifteen, he became a professional musician playing …

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Scott JoplinScott Joplin · 1977
Scott Joplin
6.61977
MovieMusicHistory
The life story of Scott Joplin and how he became the greatest ragtime composer of all time.
Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake Sing Snappy SongsNoble Sissle and Eubie Blake Sing Snappy Songs · 1923
Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake Sing Snappy Songs
4.51923
Movie
Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake sing snappy songs.
Eubie!Eubie! · 1981
Eubie!
10.01981
MovieMusic
Eubie! began life as a Broadway musical, celebrating the life and work of legendary black entertainer/composer Eubie Blake. This taped version was specially prepared for cable TV in 1981, then released on videocassette a few years later. Gregory and Maurice Hines head the exuberant, toe-tapping cast. Among the highlights are such Blake standards as "I'm Just Wild About Harry". The race issue is brought into play every once in a while, but never in such an omnipresent fashion as to dampen the spirits of this sparkling example of Broadway at its best.
Harlem Is HeavenHarlem Is Heaven · 1932
Harlem Is Heaven
7.51932
MovieDramaMusic
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson made his movie acting debut in this 1932 film, featuring Putney Dandridge, James Baskett (Oscar winner for "Song of the South"), Cotton Club dancer Anita Boyer, Henri Wassell, Alma Smith, Bob Sawyer, and composer/bandleader Eubie Blake and his orchestra.
Eubie Blake Plays His Fantasy on Swanee RiverEubie Blake Plays His Fantasy on Swanee River · 1923
Eubie Blake Plays His Fantasy on Swanee River
9.01923
Movie
Blake plays his "Fantasy on Swanee River" (two takes of same piece, in different styles). The highest notes failed to record in this seminal experiment with synchronized sound.

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