Celebrated pianist and composer Eubie Blake died in Brooklyn, New York, just five days after his 100th birthday. A pioneer of ragtime and early jazz, Blake was known for works such as Charleston Rag and the Broadway musical Shuffle Along (1921), one of the first musicals written and directed by African Americans. His influence on American music spanned more than a century.
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