Eubie Blake

James Hubert "Eubie" Blake was an American pianist and composer of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. In 1921, he and his long-time collaborator Noble Sissle wrote Shuffle Along, one of the first Broadway musicals written and directed by African Americans. Blake's compositions included such hits as "Bandana Days", "Charleston Rag", "Love Will Find a Way", "Memories of You" and "I'm Just Wild About Harry". The 1978 Broadway musical Eubie! showcased his works, and in 1981, President Ronald Reagan awarded Blake the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

7 February 1887

Born on the same birth day (7 February): Ai Kago • Ksenia Stolbova • Lee Ok-sung • Maimi Yajima • Mark St. John • Osamu Mukai • Pierre Gasly • Riley Barber • Thomas More

Born in the same month (February 1887): Army Ministry • Charles Nordhoff • Ernst Hanfstaengl • Georg Trakl • Grover Cleveland Alexander • Géza Csáth • Josef Frings • Joseph Bech • Kathleen Clifford • Leevi Madetoja • Pat Sullivan (film producer) • Pyotr Nesterov • Savielly Tartakower • Stefan Grabiński • Vincent Massey • William Frawley • William Zorach