Eubie Blake
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Eubie Blake was an influential American pianist and composer, best known as a pioneer of ragtime and early jazz music in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eubie Blake canonical | 9 |
| Eubie | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4969699 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eubie Blake Context triple: [Cypress Hills Cemetery, hasNotableBurial, Eubie Blake]
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A.
Buddy DeSylva
Buddy DeSylva was an American songwriter, film producer, and music executive who co-founded Capitol Records and played a key role in shaping popular music in the early 20th century.
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B.
Fats Waller
Fats Waller was a pioneering American jazz pianist, organist, composer, and entertainer known for his stride piano style and humorous, charismatic performances.
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C.
Dooley Wilson
Dooley Wilson was an American actor and singer best known for his iconic performance as Sam, the piano player who sings "As Time Goes By," in the classic film Casablanca.
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D.
Bert Williams
Bert Williams was a pioneering African American vaudeville and Broadway comedian, singer, and actor who became one of the most famous and influential entertainers of the early 20th century.
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E.
Johnny Dodds
Johnny Dodds was an influential early jazz clarinetist and bandleader associated with the New Orleans and Chicago jazz scenes of the 1920s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eubie Blake Target entity description: Eubie Blake was an influential American pianist and composer, best known as a pioneer of ragtime and early jazz music in the early 20th century.
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A.
Buddy DeSylva
Buddy DeSylva was an American songwriter, film producer, and music executive who co-founded Capitol Records and played a key role in shaping popular music in the early 20th century.
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B.
Fats Waller
Fats Waller was a pioneering American jazz pianist, organist, composer, and entertainer known for his stride piano style and humorous, charismatic performances.
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C.
Dooley Wilson
Dooley Wilson was an American actor and singer best known for his iconic performance as Sam, the piano player who sings "As Time Goes By," in the classic film Casablanca.
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D.
Bert Williams
Bert Williams was a pioneering African American vaudeville and Broadway comedian, singer, and actor who became one of the most famous and influential entertainers of the early 20th century.
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E.
Johnny Dodds
Johnny Dodds was an influential early jazz clarinetist and bandleader associated with the New Orleans and Chicago jazz scenes of the 1920s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
ⓘ
human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ pianist ⓘ ragtime musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1980s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1890s ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Evergreen Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Noble Sissle ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfAward | 1981 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1887-02-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1983-02-12 ⓘ |
| education | studied music privately in Baltimore ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| fullName | James Hubert Blake ⓘ |
| genre |
early jazz
ⓘ
popular music ⓘ ragtime ⓘ |
| givenName |
Hubert
ⓘ
James ⓘ |
| influenced | later jazz pianists ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
early jazz
ⓘ
ragtime ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| knownFor |
breaking racial barriers in American musical theatre
ⓘ
pioneering ragtime and early jazz piano styles ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement | Harlem Renaissance era entertainment ⓘ |
| nickname |
Eubie
ⓘ
linked to:
Eubie Blake
|
| notableAchievement | co-wrote one of the first successful Broadway musicals written and performed by African Americans ⓘ |
| notableEvent | revival of interest in his music during the 1970s ragtime revival ⓘ |
| notableWork |
I’m Just Wild About Harry
ⓘ
Memories of You ⓘ Shuffle Along ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
pianist ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Broadway theatres
ⓘ
linked to:
Broadway theater
vaudeville circuits ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Brooklyn, New York, United States ⓘ |
| residence |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
ⓘ
New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| spouse |
Avis Lee
ⓘ
Marian Grant ⓘ |
| subjectOf | musical revue "Eubie!" ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eubie Blake Description of subject: Eubie Blake was an influential American pianist and composer, best known as a pioneer of ragtime and early jazz music in the early 20th century.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.