
Eubie Blake
Known for
Acting
Born
February 7, 1887
Birthplace
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Died
February 12, 1983 (aged 96)
Biography
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 ragtime songs in a brothel. In 1905, he moved to New York City, where he asked Will Cook to assist him in promoting his first song, “Sounds of Africa.” When a buyer offered $100, Blake was elevated to the status of a professional songwriter. Although negotiations between Blake and the buyer ended...
Best known work
Filmography
2026
Once Upon a Time in Harlemas Self (archival footage)
2007
Music Innas Himself (archive footage)
1997
Vaudevilleas Self (archive footage)
1981
Eubie!Music
1977
Scott Joplinas Will Williams
1975
1962
1961
1932
1932
Harlem Is Heavenas Eubie Blake
1923
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