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. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

When he died Eubie Blake died on February 12, 1983 age 96 in Brooklyn, New York