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EUBIE BLAKE & PAUL WHITEMAN - 1922 Rare ADVERTISEMENT - Victor Records
$ 15.81
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1922 VINTAGE 2-COLOR 2-SIDED ADVERTISEMENTS:A. "His Master's Voice" [Victor Records] record advertisement: Queen's Dance Orchestra [an early mixed race band]/ Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra / The Benson Orchestra of Chicago / Eubie Blake [African-American] and his Shuffle Orchestra [introducing "I'm Just Wild about Harry:). Condition: light age toning, clean, minor wear, some light show-through from the backside, printed on heavier paper stock (the rear cover); may be framed.
James Hubert "Eubie" Blake (February 7, 1887 – February 12, 1983), was an American composer, lyricist, and pianist of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. In 1921, he and his long-time collaborator Noble Sissle wrote Shuffle Along, one of the first Broadway musicals to be written and directed by African Americans.[1] Blake's compositions included such hits as "Bandana Days", "Charleston Rag", "Love Will Find a Way", "Memories of You" and "I'm Just Wild About Harry". The musical Eubie!, which opened on Broadway in 1978, featured his works.
B: Waring & Gillow Furniture, light wear, clean; may be framed.
A vintage advertisement from the British humor magazine Punch: January 4, 1922, original, pulled from the magazine, not a modern reproduction. 8 1/2 x 11 inches (approx).
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