Eubie Blake was an American ragtime, jazz, and musical theater composer, lyricist, and pianist. He was a pioneer in African American music and co-wrote the first Broadway musical written and directed by African Americans, "Shuffle Along."
Eubie Blake was an American ragtime, jazz, and musical theater composer, lyricist, and pianist. He was a pioneer in African American music and co-wrote the first Broadway musical written and directed by African Americans, "Shuffle Along."