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Eubie Blake

Eubie Blake. Ronneka Meadows Piano 1 November 2, 2011. Early Years. Eubie Blake was born on February 7, 1887 in Baltimore, Maryland He was the only surviving child of eight. Music. Blake's musical training began when he was just four or five years old.

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Eubie Blake

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  1. Eubie Blake Ronneka Meadows Piano 1 November 2, 2011

  2. Early Years • Eubie Blake was born on February 7, 1887 in Baltimore, Maryland • He was the only surviving child of eight

  3. Music • Blake's musical training began when he was just four or five years old. • When Blake was seven, he received music lessons from their neighbor, Margaret Marshall, an organist from the Methodist church. • At age fifteen, without knowledge of his parents, he played piano at Aggie Shelton’s Baltimore bordello.

  4. Music • In 1912, Blake began playing in vaudeville with James Reese Europe's "Society Orchestra” • After vaudeville, he began to work on a musical revue, Shuffle Along

  5. Personal and Later Life • In July 1910, Blake married Avis Elizabeth Cecelia Lee • Blake and Lee met around 1895 while both attended Primary School No. 2 at 200 East Street in Baltimore • In 1938 Avis was diagnosed with tuberculosis and died later that year at 58

  6. Honors and Awards • 1972: Omega Psi Phi Scroll of Honor • 1974: Diploma, Rutgers University Doctor of Fine Arts • 1978: Diploma, University of Maryland Doctor of Fine Arts • 1979: Diploma, Morgan State University Doctor of Music • 1983: Inducted in the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame

  7. Talents • talented composer and performer in ragtime, jazz, vaudeville, and popular styles

  8. Eubie Blake Songs • Sincerely Eubie Blake • I’m Just Wild About Harry • The Chevy Chase Rag • Memories Of You • Fizz Water

  9. His Quotes • Be grateful for luck. Pay the thunder no mind - listen to the birds. And don't hate nobody. • I don't have any bad habits. They might be bad habits for other people, but they're all right for me. • Never trust anyone who wants what you've got. Friend or no, envy is an overwhelming emotion.

  10. When he died • Eubie Blake died on February 12, 1983 age 96 inBrooklyn, New York

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