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

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 118 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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

(Results 51-75 of 118 records)

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.