Eubie Blake
Eubie Blake
James Hubert Blake, known as Eubie Blake, was an American composer, lyricist, and pianist of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. In 1921, Blake and long-time collaborator Noble Sissle wrote Shuffle Along, one of the first Broadway musicals to be 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 musical Eubie!, which opened on Broadway in 1978, featured his...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJazz Singer
Date of Birth7 February 1887
CityBaltimore, MD
CountryUnited States of America
All the high-tone, big-time folks would say, 'Isn't it wonderful how these untrained, primitive musicians can pick up all the latest songs instantly without being able to read music?
I don't have any bad habbits. They might be bad habits for other people, but they're all right for me.
If I'd known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.
Be grateful for luck.
I don't have any bad habits. They might be bad habits for other people, but they're all right for me.
I wouldn't bet on a horse unless he came up to my house and told me to himself.
The people wanted to believe that the Negroes couldn't learn to read music but had a natural talent for it. So we never played with no music. I'd get all the latest Broadway music from the publisher, and we'd learn the tunes and rehearse them until we had them all down pat- never made no mistakes. All the high-tone, big-time folks would say, isn't it wonderful how these untrained, primitive musicians can pick up all the latest songs instantly without being able to read music?
Be grateful for luck. Pay the thunder no mind - listen to the birds. And don't hate nobody.
Never trust anyone who wants what you've got. Friend or no, envy is an overwhelming emotion.