Eubie Blake

Eubie Blake

James Hubert "Eubie" Blake (February 7, 1887 – February 12, 1983) was an American pianist and composer 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 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". The 1978 Broadway musical Eubie! showcased his works; in 1981, President Ronald Reagan awarded Blake the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 7, 1887 (Baltimore), Died February 12, 1983 (Brooklyn)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano, songwriter, vocalist, director, leader

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	C-15410	12-in.	11/19/1914	The Chevy Chase fox trot	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	C-17098	12-in.	2/2/1916	Bugle call rag	Victor Military Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-25465	10-in.	7/15/1921	Baltimore buzz	Eubie Blake ; Shuffle Along Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, composer
Victor	B-25466	10-in.	7/15/1921	Bandana days	Eubie Blake ; Shuffle Along Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, composer
Victor	B-25635	10-in.	10/5/1921	Gypsy blues	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-26707	10-in.	8/1/1922	I'm just wild about Harry	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-27975	10-in.	5/25/1923	Waitin' for the evenin' mail (sitting on the inside, lookin' at the outside)	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	B-27976	10-in.	5/25/1923	Down-hearted blues	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	B-28383	10-in.	8/17/1923	Don't love me blues	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Victor	B-28387	10-in.	8/17/1923	Dear li'l pal	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	B-29188	10-in.	1/8/1924	Sweet Henry (The pride of Tennessee)	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	B-29189	10-in.	1/8/1924	Old fashioned love	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	B-29585	10-in.	3/7/1924	Manda	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Victor	B-29586	10-in.	3/7/1924	Jassamine Lane	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Victor	B-29587	10-in.	3/7/1924	Dixie moon	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Victor	B-30683	10-in.	8/27/1924	Manda	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano and cornet	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Victor	B-30684	10-in.	8/27/1924	Fate is the slave of love	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano and cornet	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	B-31037	10-in.	10/22/1924	The slave of love	George Olsen and his Music	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BVE-57734	10-in.	12/3/1929	House rent Lizzie	Eubie Blake ; Broadway Jones	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-57735	10-in.	12/3/1929	Dissatisfied blues	Eubie Blake ; Broadway Jones	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-63361	10-in.	10/2/1930	That Lindy hop	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Dick Robertson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-63362	10-in.	10/2/1930	You're lucky to me	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Dick Robertson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-63363	10-in.	10/2/1930	Memories of you	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Dick Robertson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-63371	10-in.	10/6/1930	My handy man ain't handy no more	Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BVE-63645	10-in.	9/11/1930	Loving you the way I do	Mileage Makers ; Bubber Miley ; Edith Wilson	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-64348	10-in.	10/17/1930	Loving you the way I do	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Biltmore Rhythm Boys	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus	composer
Victor	BRC-69683	10-in.	6/3/1931	Thumpin' 'n' bumpin'	Eubie Blake’s Orchestra ; Dick Robertson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BRC-69684	10-in.	6/3/1931	Little girl	Eubie Blake’s Orchestra ; Dick Robertson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano, director
Victor	BRC-69685	10-in.	6/3/1931	My blue days blew over (When you came back to me)	Eubie Blake’s Orchestra ; Dick Robertson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano, director
Victor	BS-75726	10-in.	4/6/1933	My handy man	High Hatters [Peggy English Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-75727	10-in.	4/6/1933	My handy man	Peggy English Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	PBS-97751	10-in.	8/21/1936	Bugle call rag	Benny Goodman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BS-037630	10-in.	6/13/1939	Memories of you	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-066970	10-in.	7/23/1941	Memories of you	Sonny Dunham Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D7VB-1689	10-in.	10/7/1947	Memories of you	Vaughn Monroe ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BVE-Test-687	10-in.	12/3/1929	Marching home	Eubie Blake ; Broadway Jones	Male vocal duet, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-Test-688	10-in.	12/3/1929	My fate is in your hands	Eubie Blake	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	[Trial 1920-04-09-03]	Not documented	4/9/1920	Good night Angeline	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Victor	[Trial 1920-04-09-04]	Not documented	4/9/1920	Simply full of jazz	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	[Trial 1920-04-15-01]	Not documented	4/15/1920	Affectionate Dan	Florence Emory	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	[Trial 1920-04-15-02]	Not documented	4/15/1920	Gee, I wish I had someone to rock me [in a cradle of love]	Florence Emory	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	[Trial 1921-06-30-01]	10-in.	6/30/1921	I'm just wild about Harry	Eubie Blake	Piano solo	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	[Trial 1921-06-30-02]	10-in.	6/30/1921	Bandana days	Eubie Blake	Piano solo	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	[Trial 1921-06-30-03]	10-in.	6/30/1921	Baltimore buzz	Eubie Blake Trio	Instrumental trio	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	[Trial 1921-07-11-02]	10-in.	7/11/1921	Baltimore buzz	Broadway Jones	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	[Trial 1921-07-11-03]	10-in.	7/11/1921	Dah's gwinter be er landslide	Broadway Jones	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	[Trial 1923-05-17-03]	10-in.	5/17/1923	Low down blues	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Trial 1923-05-17-04]	10-in.	5/17/1923	Everybody struttin' now	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Trial 1923-05-17-05]	10-in.	5/17/1923	Honeysuckle time	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Trial 1924-09-10-01]	10-in.	9/10/1924	In a bank ... money	Edw. Caldwell ; Lew Payton	Dialogue, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	78874	10-in.	12/20/1919	Good-night, Angeline	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	79919	10-in.	6/30/1921	Shuffle along	Mary Stafford	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	79938	10-in.	7/13/1921	Daddy, won't you please come home?	Southern Negro Quartette	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied	songwriter
Columbia	80015	10-in.	10/4/1921	Love will find a way	Edwin Dale	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	80046	10-in.	11/1/1921	Gypsy blues	Happy Six	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	80355	10-in.	5/18/1922	I'm just wild about Harry	Mason-Dixon Seven Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	80365	10-in.	5/27/1922	I'm just wild about Harry	Ray Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	80386	10-in.	6/12/1922	Serenade blues	Frank Westphal Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	140092	10-in.	10/7/1924	Manda	Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	49760	12-in.	3/2/1920	Alexandria [from Aphrodite]	Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W150747	10-in.	8/29/1930	You're lucky to me	Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W150748	10-in.	8/29/1930	Memories of you	Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	[W]150806	10-in.	9/16/1930	Loving you the way I do	Lloyd Keating and his Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	[W]150815	10-in.	9/17/1930	You're lucky to me	Fred Rich Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	[W]150816	10-in.	9/17/1930	Memories of you	Fred Rich Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W150846	10-in.	9/30/1930	Loving you the way I do	Charleston Chasers	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W150847	10-in.	9/30/1930	You're lucky to me	Charleston Chasers	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W150925	10-in.	10/31/1930	Loving you the way I do	Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W150946	10-in.	11/11/1930	You're lucky to me	Buck and Bubbles	Male vocal duet, with piano	composer
Columbia	W150947	10-in.	11/11/1930	Wakin' up the folks downstairs	Buck and Bubbles	Male vocal duet, with piano	composer
Columbia	W151578	10-in.	6/1/1931	Dancing in the dark	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	W152605	10-in.	4/16/1934	Loving you the way I do	Lady Vine	Female vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W100442	10-in.	9/16/1930	Loving you the way I do	Hotel Pennsylvania Music [Phil Spitalny Orchestra]		composer
OKeh	S-7026	10-in.	ca. Sept. 1919	Goodnight, Angeline	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	songwriter
OKeh	S-7905	10-in.	May 1921	I'm craving for that kind of love	Black Devil Orchestra ; J. Tim Brymn ; Gertrude Saunders	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	o-8228	10-in.	ca. Nov. 1921	Gypsy blues	Joseph Samuels Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	8740	10-in.	Aug. 1924	Low down blues	Annie Summerford	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	S-70244	10-in.	Oct. 1921	Gypsy blues	Harmonists ; Julius Lenzberg	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	S-70351	10-in.	12/5/1921	Bandana days	Harmony Eight ; James P. Johnson	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	S-70698	10-in.	June 1922	I'm just wild about Harry	Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	74284	10-in.	8/17/1926	[Unknown title(s)]	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	74285		8/17/1926	Ukulele lullaby	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	W80394	10-in.	2/5/1927	'Deed I do	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	W80395	10-in.	2/5/1927	You know—I know, ev'rything's made for love	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	W80396	10-in.	2/5/1927	Crazy blues	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	W80397	10-in.	2/5/1927	Pickaninny shoes	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano, songwriter
OKeh	W81073	10-in.	5/10/1927	Slow river	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal duet, with piano	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
OKeh	W81074	10-in.	5/10/1927	Home (Cradle of happiness)	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal duet, with piano	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
OKeh	W81171	10-in.	7/15/1927	Sometimes I'm happy	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	W81172	10-in.	7/15/1927	Hallelujah!	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	W401114	10-in.	9/12/1928	My handy man	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Victoria Spivey	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet	composer
OKeh	W404412	10-in.	10/16/1930	Memories of you	Louis Armstrong ; Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W404413	10-in.	10/16/1930	You're lucky to me	Louis Armstrong ; Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra	Jazz/ dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	VO1000	10-in.	1/21/1931	You’re lucky to me	Alabama Washboard Stompers	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	VO1006	10-in.	2/3/1931	You’re lucky to me	Alabama Washboard Stompers	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	7922	10-in.	approximately Apr. 1922	I'm just wild about Harry	Benny Krueger’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	6414-6416	10-in.	approximately Sept. 1921	Love will find a way	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Brunswick	6475-6477	10-in.	approximately Sept. 1921	Gypsy blues	Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	8154-8155	10-in.	approximately May 1922	Serenade blues	Oriole Terrace Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	8442-8444	10-in.	approximately July 1922	I'm just wild about Harry	Marion Harris ; Isham Jones Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E34403	10-in.	Sept. 1930	Loving you the way I do	Jacques Renard Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	composer
Brunswick	E34918	10-in.	10/15/1930	Loving you the way I do	Grace Johnston	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E34924	10-in.	10/24/1930	You’re lucky to me	Luis Russell Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E35418	10-in.	11/19/1930	You’re lucky to me	Chester Gaylord	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E35419	10-in.	11/19/1930	Memories of you	Chester Gaylord	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	C6141	10-in.	Sept. 1930	Memories of you	Tom Gerun Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	C6142	10-in.	Sept. 1930	You’re lucky to me	Tom Gerun Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	BIRM778	10-in.	11/12/1928	Ham and eggs	Bessemer Sunset Four	Male vocal quartet	composer
Edison	8100	10-in.	6/28/1921	Love will find a way	Leeta Corder ; Vernon Dalhart	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	8234	10-in.	9/30/1921	Shuffle along	Harry Raderman's Jazz Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer, songwriter
Edison	8455	10-in.	5/17/1922	I'm just wild about Harry	Vincent Lopez Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	8879	10-in.	3/14/1923	Baby buntin'	Broadway Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Edison	8901	10-in.	4/2/1923	Two hearts in tune	Kaplan's Melodists	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Edison	9481	10-in.	4/24/1924	Dixie moon	Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	10407	10-in.	5/27/1925	Broken busted blues	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Edison	10408	10-in.	5/27/1925	You ought to know	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano, songwriter
Gennett	14718	10-in.	1/22/1929	Mandy	Zach Whyte's Chocolate Beau Brummels	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WL263	10-in.	12/14/1925	I would like to know why	Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener	Piano duet	songwriter

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Blake, Eubie," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102980.

Blake, Eubie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102980.

"Blake, Eubie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.