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Eubie Blake

Eubie BlakeAKA James Hubert Blake

Born: 7-Feb-1883
Birthplace: Baltimore, MD
Died: 12-Feb-1983
Location of death: Brooklyn, NY
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Jazz Musician

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Ragtime jazz pianist

Father: John Sumner Blake (former slave)
Wife: Avis Lee (pianist, m. 1910, d. 1939)
Wife: Marion (m. 1945)

    Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1983

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Scott Joplin (1977)



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