Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983

LC control no.	n 80158665
Descriptive conventions	rda
LC classification	ML410.B6247 Biography
Personal name heading	Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Blake, James Hubert, 1887-1983
Associated country	United States
Birth date	1887-02-07
Death date	1983-02-12
Place of birth	Baltimore (Md.)
Place of death	New York (N.Y.)
Affiliation	New York University Europe's Society Orchestra United Service Organizations (U.S.)
Profession or occupation	Composers Arrangers (Musicians) Pianists
Found in	Author's The Eighty-six years of Eubie Blake. [Phonodisc] 1969. Int. dict. of Black composers, 1999 (Blake, James Hubert ("Eubie"); b. Feb. 7, 1883, Baltimore, Md., d. Feb. 12, 1983, New York City) BGMI, Mar. 25, 2008 (Blake, Eubie (1883-1983)) Wikipedia, Mar. 25, 2008 (Eubie Blake; James Hubert Blake; b. Feb. 7, 1887, Baltimore, Md.; d. Feb. 12, 1983, Brooklyn, N.Y.; composer, lyricist, and pianist of ragtime, jazz, and popular music; in later years Blake listed his birth year as 1883; every official document issued by the government, however, records his birthday as February 7, 1887; this includes the 1900 census, his 1917 World War I draft registration, 1920 passport application, 1936 social security application, and death records as reported by the United States Social Security Administration) SSDI, Mar. 25, 2008 (Blake, James; b. Feb. 7, 1887; d. Feb. 1983, New York, N.Y.) Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present: From the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-first Century, accessed April 25, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Blake, Eubie; James Hubert Blake; ragtime musician, composer, arranger, pianist; born 07 February 1887 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States; music degree from New York University (1950); played with James Reese Europe's Society Orchestra (1916); produced show Shuffle Along on Broadway (1921); made a short sound film Snappy Songs (1923); toured England (1925); worked on United Service Organizations shows during World War II; released a double album (1969); played on jazz festivals in Denmark, Germany, Norway, France (1973); ASCAP event honored him at New York's Town Hall (1965); received an official "Salute Eubie Blake" day in Baltimore; died 12 February, 1983 in New York, United States)