Pianist, composer, and lyricist Eubie Blake was born on this day—February 7—in 1887. Together with his longtime collaborator Noble Sissle, Blake wrote “Shuffle Along,” one of the first Broadway musicals to be written and directed by African American artists. Blake’s compositions included “Charleston Rag,” “Memories of You,” and “I’m Just Wild About Harry.” On January 20, 1981—just a few weeks shy of his 94th birthday—Blake performed at Carnegie Hall on the event “One Night Stand: A Keyboard Conc

2.8K views · 254 reactions |   The late, great composer Eubie Blake—a main character in my book, WHEN BROADWAY WAS BLACK—was born on this day in 1887! Here he is with Gregory Hines on SNL, playing his hit from Shuffle Along, “I’m Just Wild About Harry,” as both a waltz and a rag ➡️ https://linktr.ee/caseengaines | Caseen Gaines | Facebook