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A Short Biography of Eubie Blake

Author Name:

Eubie Blake

Born As:

James Hubert Blake

Other Names:

James Hubert Blake

Born:

7 Feb 1887

Died:

12 Feb 1983




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Composer, pianist and songwriter                          

                          
Mother Emma
Father John Blake, both former slaves. Eubie was the only surviving child of eight who all died in infancy.
Wife Avis Elizabeth Cecelia Lee                          
Diplomas, Honors and Legacy

1969: Eubie Blake's nomination for a Grammy Award for The 86 Years of Eubie Blake in the category of "Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Small Group or Soloist with Small Group
Omega Psi Phi Scroll of Honor - 1972 
Diploma, Rutgers University Doctor of Fine Arts - 1974
Diploma, University of Maryland Doctor of Fine Arts - 1978
Diploma, Dartmouth College, Doctor of Humane Letters - 1979
Diploma, Morgan State University Doctor of Music - 1979
Received the Johns Hopkins University's, George Peabody Medal  1980
Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on October 9, 1981, awarded by President Ronald Reagan.
Diploma, Howard University Doctor of Music - 1982
Inducted in the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame - 1983
The United States Postal Service issued a stamp in his honor - 1995
Inducted into the New York's American Theatre Hall of Fame - 1995
James Hubert Blake High School was built in Silver Spring, Maryland in his honor.  - 1998 
1969 - The album The Eighty-Six Years of Eubie Blake - 2006  was included by the National Recording Preservation Board in the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry.  The board selects songs in an annual basis that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

Postage Stamp 1995