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Unpublished Primary Sources Eubie Blake Papers, MS. 2800, Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, Maryland. William Grant Still and Verna Arvey Papers, 1894-1991, MC 1125, Special Collections Division, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Major
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Reel 8. Rose, Al. Eubie Blake. New York, NY: Schirmer Books, 1979. Rose, Al. I Remember Jazz: Six Decades Among the Great Jazzmen. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1986. Singer, Barry. Black and Blue: The Life and Lyrics of Andy Razaf. New York, NY: Schirmer, 1992. Souders, B. "Eubie at the Whitney, New York City, February 23, 1972." College Music Symposium 20, no. 2 (1980): 142. Spencer, Frederick J. "Examining Scott Joplin's Fatal Illness." The Mississippi Rag 25, no. 7 (May 1998): 31-33. Stewart, Andrew. "Rhyme, Reason and Ragtime." Classical Music 568 (9 November 1996): 15. Stuckey, Sterling. "The Music That Is in One's Soul: On the Sacred Origins of Jazz and the Blues." Lenox Avenue - A Journal of Interartistic Inquiry 1 (1995): 73-88. Tate, Eleanora E., and James Haskins. African American Musicians. New York, NY: Wiley, 2000. Terkel, Studs. The Spectator: Talk about Movies and Plays with the People Who Make Them. New York: The New Press, 1999. Weiss, M. "Just Wild About Eubie." Clavier 36, no. 9 (November 1997): 31. White, Timothy. "Urgent Voices of the Harlem Renaissance." Billboard - The International Newsweekly of Music, Video and Home Entertainment 112, no. 43 (21 October 2000): 3. Woll,
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Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1989. The African American Cinema II: The Scar of Shame (1926) and Sissle and Blake (1923). Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1993. 1 videocassette (VHS) (80 min.); si., b&w; 1/2 in. In Sissle and Blake, the duo performs "Affectionate Dan" and a spiritual. This short was filmed, with sound, in the New York studio of Lee De Forest. Bessie Smith and Friends, 1929-1941. Rahway, NJ: Jazz Classics, distributed by Audiofidelity, 1986. 1 videocassette (VHS) (39 min.); sd., b&w; 1/2 in. Includes a performance by Eubie Blake. Camera III Presents Scott Joplin, 1868-1917. Albany, NY: New York Education Department, 1980-1994. 1 videocassette (VHS) (30 min.); sd., col.; 1/2 in. Eubie Blake performs Scott Joplin's works. Eubie! Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video and EMA Productions, 1981, 1984: 1 videocassette; sd., col.; 1/2 in. New York, NY: EMA Productions and RCA SelectaVision VideoDiscs, 1982: 1 videodisc (RCA SelectaVision) (84 min.); sd., col.; 12 in. in caddy, 36 x 33 x 1 cm. This is a slapstick musical about Eubie Blake's career. Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle. Mount Kisco, NY: Guidance Associates, 1973. 2 filmstrips (85, 91 frames); col.; 35 mm.+; 2 sound cassettes (15 min. ea.). Eubie Blake recalls his childhood and career. Eubie Blake: Composer. Pleasantville, NY: Guidance Associates, 1973. 1 filmstrip (85 frames); col.; 35 mm.; phonotape in cassette: plastic, dual-track (1 t. for automatic projector; 1 t. for manual projector), 1 7/8 ips. 15 min. This biography includes Eubie Blake's reminiscences of his childhood. Eubie Blake: Memories of Eubie. Weston, CT: Ruth Leon Productions, 1979. 1 videocassette (VHS) (59 min.); sd., col.; 1/2 in. A biography of Eubie Blake which includes many performances by Eubie. It was broadcast on January 13, 1980 on PBS's American Masters series. From These Roots: A Review of the "Harlem Renaissance." New York, NY: Schomburg Center for Research and Black Culture and William Greaves Productions, 1974. 1 videocassette (ca. 30 min.); sd., b&w; 1/2 in. Eubie Blake's original music is featured in this study of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. Great Jazz Pianos. Washington, DC: WETA-TV, 1979, 1981. 3 videocassetts (VHS) (180 min.); sd., col., 1/2 in. Recorded from a broadcast of the program Summerfest '79 at Wolf Trap during 1979 on the PBS Network. Eubie Blake performs. Harlem Swings. Vol. 1 of Great Jazz Bands of the 30's. Burbank, CA: Hollywood's Attic, 1996. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.); sd., b&w; 1/2 in. Eubie Blake and his band perform "Pie, Pie, Blackbird" in this video. Interface:
Eubie Blake. Washington,
DC: WETA-TV, 1975. 2 cassettes (117 min.); sd., col.; 3/4
in. Eubie Blake recalls highlights of his career, reminiscences
about fellow musicians, and performs some of his music. An Interview with Rosetta Le Noire. New York, NY: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 1990. 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (73 min.); sd., col.; 3/4 in. Le Noire discusses, among other topics, the beginnings of the AMAS Eubie Blake Theatre. Jazz/Dixieland
2. Wilmington, CA: Skylark/Savoy
Productions, Ltd., Genesis Productions, distributed by Crest
Video Marketing, 1992. 1 videocassette (VHS) (60 min.); sd.,
col.; 1/2 in. This video includes a clip of a Eubie Blake
performance. Like It Is: New Math in Action; The Bakke Decision Aftermath; The History of Black Music; and The Importance of Reading. New York, NY: WABC-TV, 1978. 1 videocassette (U-matic) (55 min.); sd., col.; 3/4 in. The third segment of this anthology is about Eubie Blake and his role in ragtime music history. One Night Stand: A Keyboard Event. Farmington Hills, MI: MGM/CBS Video, 1981: 1 videocassette (98 min.); sd., col., 1/2 in. Farmington Hills, MI: CBS/Fox Video, 1982: 1 videodisc (LaserVision) (98 min.); sd., col., 12 in. Recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York City, January 20, 1981. Eubie Blake performs. The Origins of Film. New York, NY: Unapix Entertainment, distributed by Image Entertainment, 1993, 2001. 3 videodiscs (564 min.); sd., b&w (some col. tinted); 4 3/4 in. in box 20 x 14 x 5 cm. Features films from the Library of Congress's collection. Disc 1 includes The African American Cinema II (see above), which has the short film, Sissle and Blake, from 1923. Pie Pie Blackbird. Los Angeles, CA: Vitapohone, n.d. 1 reel (22 min.); sd., b&w, 16 mm. A young Eubie Blake and his band perform. Profiles of Black Achievement: Eubie Blake/Noble Sissle. Guidance Associates, 1973. 2 filmstrips (pt. 1, 85 fr.; pt. 2, 91 fr.); color; 35 mm.; and 2 phonodiscs: 12 in.; 33 1/3 rpm.; 15 min. each part. Includes reminiscences by Eubie Blake. Public Service Announcements-Black History. Houston, TX: KHOU-TV and World Institute of Black Communications, 1980. 1 videocassette of 1 (U-matic) (8 min.); sd., col.; 3/4 in. Eight one-minute public service announcements focus on the contributions of African Americans; one of the announcements is about Eubie Blake. Saturday Night Live. Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, 1989. Originally aired on March 10, 1979. 1 videocassette (69 min.); sd., col.; 1/2 in. Eubie Blake makes a guest performance. Tony Brown's Journal: A Tribute to Eubie Blake. New York, NY: Tony Brown Productions, 1979. 1 videocassette (30 min.) (VHS); sd., col.; 1/2 in. Tony Brown interviews Eubie Blake, who performs some of his compositions. Tony Brown's Journal: The Big Black Boom on the Great White Way. New York, NY: Tony Brown Productions, 1979. 1 videocassette (28 min.); sd., col.; 3/4 in. Eubie Blake is among the interviewees in this program on black musicals on Broadway. Tryin' to Get Home: A History of African American Song. Berkeley, CA: Ellison Horne Productions, Heebie Jeebie Music, 1993. VHS tape, 1 videocassette (55 [i.e., 59] min.); sd., col. with b&w sequences; 1/2 in. This one-man show by Kerrigan Black, performed at La Pena Cultural Center in Berkeley, California, on June 17, 1990, includes the Eubie Blake/Andy Razaf song, "In the Still of the Night." Vaudeville Videos. Vol. 2. Michigan City, IN: A-1 Video, 1980-1989. 1 videocassette (60 min.); sd., b&w; 1/2 in. Eubie Blake performs in this video compilation. The Vivian Perlis Collection of Film and Video Materials on Eubie Blake, John Cage and Aaron Copland. Weston, CT: Ruth Leon Productions, 1986. 17 videocassettes (VHS); sd., col., b&w; 1/2 in. viewing copy; 46 videocassettes; sd., col., b&w; 3/4 in.viewing copy; 19 videocassettes (VHS); sd., col., b&w; 1/2 in. master.; 3 videocassettes (Betacam); sd., col.; 1/2 in. master; 131 videocassettes; sd., col., b&w; 3/4 in. master; 72 videoreels; sd., col., b&w; 1 in. master; 38 reels; si., col.; 16 mm. arch pos.; 40 reels; sd.; 16 mm. mag trk.; 4 reels and 7 rolls in 6 cans; sd., si., col.; 16 mm. arch pos and mag trk. This set consists of three works, one per composer mentioned in the title. Eubie Blake appears in all three and is the focus of Memories of Eubie, which was broadcast on January 13, 1980 on PBS's American Masters series. Wild Bill and Anne Davison. Haskins, OH: Byler Photo & Video, 1986. 1 videocassette (106 min.); sd., col.; 1/2 in. The duo recalls performances, including a concert with Eubie Blake. |
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