James Reese Europe
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James Reese Europe was an American ragtime and early jazz bandleader, arranger, and composer. A leading figure in New York City's African-American music scene during the 1910s, he was among the first
Europe in 1919
Europe (far left) conducting the 369th's military band in a Paris hospital
Europe (far left) returning to New York onboard the SS Stockholm
Europe's funeral procession
Eubie Blake
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James Hubert "Eubie" Blake was an American pianist and composer of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. Blake began his career in 1912, and during World War I he worked in partnership with the singer, dr
James Reese Europe
…in New York City's African-American music scene during the 1910s, he was among the first African-American musicians to achieve mainstream recognition. Eubie Blake called him the "Martin Luther King of music". Europe was born in Mobile, Alabama, to Henry Jefferson Europe (1848–1899) and Loraine Saxon (1849–1930…
Sheet music for "I'm Just Wild About Harry", from Shuffle Along, by Blake and Noble Sissle, 1921