Eubie Blake

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Carrie Smith, Star of Black and Blue, Dies at 86

11:19 AM — May 29 —
Source: Playbill

Carrie Smith , a jazz and blues singer who achieved stage fame as one of the stars of the Broadway musical revue Black and Blue , died on May 20 at the Lillian Booth Actors Home of the Actors Fund in Englewood, N.J. She was 86. Read More

Legacy's Complete Albums Collections Presents Three New Box Sets By Four Of The Greatest Composers/Leaders/Players In Jazz: Charles Mingus, The Thelonious Monk Quartet, Weather Report With Joe Zawinul And Wayne Shorter

12:01 PM — May 22 —
Source: PR Newswire

NEW YORK , May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The ultimate year-round jazz festival of Legacy Recordings continues to set a new industry standard with three new Complete Album Collections from the Columbia and RCA archives by the greatest names in modern jazz: CHARLES MINGUS - THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA & RCA ALBUMS COLLECTION ( Columbia /Legacy) – 7 titles, 10 CDs. THE THELONIOUS MONK QUARTET - THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA STUDIO ALBUMS COLLECTION ( Columbia /Legacy) – 6 titles, 6 CDs. WEATHER REPORT – THE COLUMBIA ALBUMS 1971-1975 ( Columbia /Legacy) – 6 titles, 7 CDs. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20060130/LEGACYLOGO ) Newly assembled and affordably priced, this latest wave of jazz titles in the Complete Album Collections box set series will be available at the PopMarket.com website – http://complete.popmarket.com – as well as at all general retail starting July 30th through Columbia / Legacy , a division of SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT . Read More

Nashville Symphony grabs music world's ear, heads to Carnegie

3:12 AM — May 8 —
Source: Tennessean.com - Nashville TN

an Valentine slipped into a New York City cab. Read More

Eubie Blake

Biography

Eubie Blake had a rather unique career. Although his main importance was as a songwriter for Broadway shows in the 1920s, late... Read the full Eubie Blake bio.

Eubie Blake