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 101-118 of 118 records)

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

(Results 101-118 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.