Black Fact = 1883 (Feb. 7) – James Hubert “Eubie” Blake, pianist and composer, was born in Baltimore, MD.
Eubie Blake went on to become a revered ragtime pianist and composer for American musicals. He entered into a partnership with singer-songwriter Noble Sissle in 1915; the two would work together on the 1921 musical Shuffle Along, featuring the mega-hit “I’m Just Wild About Harry.” Blake composed hundreds of songs and received many accolades for his work. He died in Brooklyn, New York, on February 12, 1983, a few days after his 96th birthday.
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