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. |
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | C-15410 | 12-in. | 11/19/1914 | The Chevy Chase fox trot | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | C-17098 | 12-in. | 2/2/1916 | Bugle call rag | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-25465 | 10-in. | 7/15/1921 | Baltimore buzz | Eubie Blake ; Shuffle Along Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer, leader | |
| Victor | B-25466 | 10-in. | 7/15/1921 | Bandana days | Eubie Blake ; Shuffle Along Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer, leader | |
| Victor | B-25635 | 10-in. | 10/5/1921 | Gypsy blues | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-26707 | 10-in. | 8/1/1922 | I'm just wild about Harry | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-27975 | 10-in. | 5/25/1923 | Waitin' for the evenin' mail (sitting on the inside, lookin' at the outside) | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | B-27976 | 10-in. | 5/25/1923 | Down-hearted blues | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | B-28383 | 10-in. | 8/17/1923 | Don't love me blues | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | B-28387 | 10-in. | 8/17/1923 | Dear li'l pal | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Victor | B-29188 | 10-in. | 1/8/1924 | Sweet Henry (The pride of Tennessee) | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | B-29189 | 10-in. | 1/8/1924 | Old fashioned love | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | B-29585 | 10-in. | 3/7/1924 | Manda | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | B-29586 | 10-in. | 3/7/1924 | Jassamine Lane | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | B-29587 | 10-in. | 3/7/1924 | Dixie moon | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | B-30683 | 10-in. | 8/27/1924 | Manda | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano and cornet | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | B-30684 | 10-in. | 8/27/1924 | Fate is the slave of love | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano and cornet | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Victor | B-31037 | 10-in. | 10/22/1924 | The slave of love | George Olsen and his Music | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-57734 | 10-in. | 12/3/1929 | House rent Lizzie | Eubie Blake ; Broadway Jones | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-57735 | 10-in. | 12/3/1929 | Dissatisfied blues | Eubie Blake ; Broadway Jones | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-63361 | 10-in. | 10/2/1930 | That Lindy hop | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-63362 | 10-in. | 10/2/1930 | You're lucky to me | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-63363 | 10-in. | 10/2/1930 | Memories of you | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-63371 | 10-in. | 10/6/1930 | My handy man ain't handy no more | Edith Wilson | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-63645 | 10-in. | 9/11/1930 | Loving you the way I do | Mileage Makers ; Bubber Miley ; Edith Wilson | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-64348 | 10-in. | 10/17/1930 | Loving you the way I do | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Biltmore Rhythm Boys | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | composer | |
| Victor | BRC-69683 | 10-in. | 6/3/1931 | Thumpin' 'n' bumpin' | Eubie Blake’s Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano, director | |
| Victor | BRC-69684 | 10-in. | 6/3/1931 | Little girl | Eubie Blake’s Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BRC-69685 | 10-in. | 6/3/1931 | My blue days blew over (When you came back to me) | Eubie Blake’s Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-75726 | 10-in. | 4/6/1933 | My handy man | High Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-75727 | 10-in. | 4/6/1933 | My handy man | Peggy English Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | PBS-97751 | 10-in. | 8/21/1936 | Bugle call rag | Benny Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-037630 | 10-in. | 6/13/1939 | Memories of you | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-066970 | 10-in. | 7/23/1941 | Memories of you | Sonny Dunham Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-1689 | 10-in. | 10/7/1947 | Memories of you | Vaughn Monroe ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-Test-687 | 10-in. | 12/3/1929 | Marching home | Eubie Blake ; Broadway Jones | Male vocal duet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BVE-Test-688 | 10-in. | 12/3/1929 | My fate is in your hands | Eubie Blake | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | [Trial 1920-04-09-03] | Not documented | 4/9/1920 | Good night Angeline | Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | [Trial 1920-04-09-04] | Not documented | 4/9/1920 | Simply full of jazz | Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | [Trial 1920-04-15-01] | Not documented | 4/15/1920 | Affectionate Dan | Florence Emory | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Victor | [Trial 1920-04-15-02] | Not documented | 4/15/1920 | Gee, I wish I had someone to rock me [in a cradle of love] | Florence Emory | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Victor | [Trial 1921-06-30-01] | 10-in. | 6/30/1921 | I'm just wild about Harry | Eubie Blake | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Victor | [Trial 1921-06-30-02] | 10-in. | 6/30/1921 | Bandana days | Eubie Blake | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Victor | [Trial 1921-06-30-03] | 10-in. | 6/30/1921 | Baltimore buzz | Eubie Blake Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Victor | [Trial 1921-07-11-02] | 10-in. | 7/11/1921 | Baltimore buzz | Broadway Jones | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | [Trial 1921-07-11-03] | 10-in. | 7/11/1921 | Dah's gwinter be er landslide | Broadway Jones | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | [Trial 1923-05-17-03] | 10-in. | 5/17/1923 | Low down blues | Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | [Trial 1923-05-17-04] | 10-in. | 5/17/1923 | Everybody struttin' now | Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | [Trial 1923-05-17-05] | 10-in. | 5/17/1923 | Honeysuckle time | Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | [Trial 1924-09-10-01] | 10-in. | 9/10/1924 | In a bank ... money | Edw. Caldwell ; Lew Payton | Dialogue, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | 78874 | 10-in. | 12/20/1919 | Good-night, Angeline | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 79919 | 10-in. | 6/30/1921 | Shuffle along | Mary Stafford | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 79938 | 10-in. | 7/13/1921 | Daddy, won't you please come home? | Southern Negro Quartette | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 80015 | 10-in. | 10/4/1921 | Love will find a way | Edwin Dale | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 80046 | 10-in. | 11/1/1921 | Gypsy blues | Happy Six | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 80355 | 10-in. | 5/18/1922 | I'm just wild about Harry | Mason-Dixon Seven Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 80365 | 10-in. | 5/27/1922 | I'm just wild about Harry | Ray Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 80386 | 10-in. | 6/12/1922 | Serenade blues | Frank Westphal Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 140092 | 10-in. | 10/7/1924 | Manda | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 49760 | 12-in. | 3/2/1920 | Alexandria [from Aphrodite] | Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W150747 | 10-in. | 8/29/1930 | You're lucky to me | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W150748 | 10-in. | 8/29/1930 | Memories of you | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | [W]150806 | 10-in. | 9/16/1930 | Loving you the way I do | Lloyd Keating and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | [W]150815 | 10-in. | 9/17/1930 | You're lucky to me | Fred Rich Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | [W]150816 | 10-in. | 9/17/1930 | Memories of you | Fred Rich Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W150846 | 10-in. | 9/30/1930 | Loving you the way I do | Charleston Chasers | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W150847 | 10-in. | 9/30/1930 | You're lucky to me | Charleston Chasers | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W150925 | 10-in. | 10/31/1930 | Loving you the way I do | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W150946 | 10-in. | 11/11/1930 | You're lucky to me | Buck and Bubbles | Male vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | W150947 | 10-in. | 11/11/1930 | Wakin' up the folks downstairs | Buck and Bubbles | Male vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | W151578 | 10-in. | 6/1/1931 | Dancing in the dark | Ben Selvin and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W152605 | 10-in. | 4/16/1934 | Loving you the way I do | Lady Vine | Female vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W100442 | 10-in. | 9/16/1930 | Loving you the way I do | Hotel Pennsylvania Music [Phil Spitalny Orchestra] | composer | ||
| OKeh | S-7026 | 10-in. | ca. Sept. 1919 | Goodnight, Angeline | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-7905 | 10-in. | May 1921 | I'm craving for that kind of love | Black Devil Orchestra ; J. Tim Brymn ; Gertrude Saunders | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | o-8228 | 10-in. | ca. Nov. 1921 | Gypsy blues | Joseph Samuels Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | 8740 | 10-in. | Aug. 1924 | Low down blues | Annie Summerford | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70244 | 10-in. | Oct. 1921 | Gypsy blues | Harmonists ; Julius Lenzberg | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70351 | 10-in. | 12/5/1921 | Bandana days | Harmony Eight ; James P. Johnson | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70698 | 10-in. | June 1922 | I'm just wild about Harry | Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | 74284 | 10-in. | 8/17/1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| OKeh | 74285 | 8/17/1926 | Ukulele lullaby | Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| OKeh | W80394 | 10-in. | 2/5/1927 | 'Deed I do | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| OKeh | W80395 | 10-in. | 2/5/1927 | You know—I know, ev'rything's made for love | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| OKeh | W80396 | 10-in. | 2/5/1927 | Crazy blues | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| OKeh | W80397 | 10-in. | 2/5/1927 | Pickaninny shoes | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter, instrumentalist, piano | |
| OKeh | W81073 | 10-in. | 5/10/1927 | Slow river | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal duet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
| OKeh | W81074 | 10-in. | 5/10/1927 | Home (Cradle of happiness) | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal duet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
| OKeh | W81171 | 10-in. | 7/15/1927 | Sometimes I'm happy | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| OKeh | W81172 | 10-in. | 7/15/1927 | Hallelujah! | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| OKeh | W401114 | 10-in. | 9/12/1928 | My handy man | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | composer | |
| OKeh | W404412 | 10-in. | 10/16/1930 | Memories of you | Louis Armstrong ; Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | W404413 | 10-in. | 10/16/1930 | You're lucky to me | Louis Armstrong ; Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/ dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | VO1000 | 10-in. | 1/21/1931 | You’re lucky to me | Alabama Washboard Stompers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | VO1006 | 10-in. | 2/3/1931 | You’re lucky to me | Alabama Washboard Stompers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | 7922 | 10-in. | approximately Apr. 1922 | I'm just wild about Harry | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 6414-6416 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1921 | Love will find a way | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 6475-6477 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1921 | Gypsy blues | Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 8154-8155 | 10-in. | approximately May 1922 | Serenade blues | Oriole Terrace Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 8442-8444 | 10-in. | approximately July 1922 | I'm just wild about Harry | Marion Harris ; Isham Jones Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| 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 | songwriter, composer | |
| 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 | songwriter, instrumentalist, piano | |
| 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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Blake, Eubie," accessed May 3, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102980.
Blake, Eubie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102980.
"Blake, Eubie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 May 2024.
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