Songwriter ("I'm Just Wild About Harry", "You Were Meant For Me",
"Memories of You"), pianist and arranger, Eubie Blake was educated at
New York University. He studied the Schillinger System, and studied
with Margaret Marshall and Llewellyn Wilson. He was a pianist and
organist in cafés and in vaudeville and theatres.
In 1915 he joined a vaudeville team with
Noble Sissle, and in 1917 he became
assistant conductor to Jim Europe at the Clef Club, then he toured in a
musical show organized by Europe from musicians of the US Army's 369th
Infantry Regiment. During World War II he toured with the USO for five
years.
He joined ASCAP in 1922, and his chief musical collaborators included
Sissle and
Andy Razaf. His other song
compositions include "Love Will Find a Way", "Shuffle Along", "Bandana
Days", "Gypsy Blues", "Goodnight, Angeline", "Slave of Love", "Lowdown
Blues", "You're Lucky to Me", "Lindy Hop", "Lovin' You the Way I Do",
"Green Pastures" and "Handy Man".
Scott Joplin(1977)as Will Williams
Pie, Pie, Blackbird(1932)as Eubie Blake, Pianist
Eubie!(1981)
Eubie Blake Plays His Fantasy on Swanee River(1923)
Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake Sing Snappy Songs(1923)
Wicked Little Letters(2023)
The Craig Caddell Show(2013)
Live Performance(2018)
The Chaperone(2018)
Love Radio(2018)
The Mike Douglas Show(1961)as Self - Ragtime Pianist, Self - Composer, Self - Pianist, Self - Ragtime Performer
Today(1952)as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson(1962)as Self, Self - Musical Guest, Self - Guest
Good Morning America(1975)as Self
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Documentaries(2007)as Self
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk(2007)as Self
Broadway: The American Musical(2004)as Self
American Masters(1985)as Self
60 Minutes(1968)as Self - Musician, Self
