Eubie Blake

Date of birth: February 7th 1887 (138 years)

Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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 music... Read more

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