Blake, Eubie

Eubie Blake African-American composer and pianist Baltimore, Maryland, February 7, 1883; Brooklyn, New York, February 12, 1983. His first published compositions were “The Chevy Chase,” a rag with an especially fine trio section, and “Fizz Water,” both issued in 1914 by Joseph W. Stern and Company. He met his lifelong friend and lyricist, Noble Sissle (Indianapolis, Indiana, July 10, 1889; Tampa, Florida, December 17, 1975), in 1915, and they soon wrote their first song, “It’s All Your Fault,”…