Talk:Eubie Blake

message: Blake's WWII draft registration card lists his birthdate as 1883, so at the very least, the statement that all government documents indicate the 1887 date is incorrect.
The following documents do list the 1887 date:
* Social Security Death Index (SSN 113-05-1371)
* 1920 Census (lists age as 33)
cbustapeck 17:25, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Don't forget the 1900 census which is linked to in this article. It clearly shows 1887. And as he would have been either 4 or 8 years old depending on who you believe, he (or rather his parents) would have had no reason to lie about it. If anything makes the definitive case for 1887, it's that document.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.93.88.198 (talk) 04:48, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe the 1887 date is wrong too. How could he have met his wife in primary school if he was 8 and she was 14? His wife's birthdate is listed as 1881. 1883 would certainly be more plausable. It would have made him 16 when he composed Charleston Rag which is more believable. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.227.9.187 (talk) 15:27, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: An anon IP editor today attempted to add this article from The New York Times, which gives a year of 1883. I reverted as the edit was not formatted correctly. Any thoughts? Martinevans123 (talk) 21:38, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Age Controversy

message: There is a section left out. At some point Eubie was living in St. Louis.  He used to "hang out" at a little piano bar on Euclid in the Central West End.  I spent a lot of time listening to him and admiring that at his age, he was still playing.  I believe this was in 1980-81.
I heard Eubie Blake perform at the Nice Jazz Festival in 1978. He was still playing with remarkable vitality. I remember a Rag Time improvision on Wagner's Tannhauser Overture. A true great.Thermosoverfil (talk) 01:08, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Personal info 

message: This quotation should probably be sourced.  "If I'd known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself."  It is popularly attributed to Mickey Mantle, and WP:RS is important.  SaltyBoatr get wet 16:30, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: If I'd known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.

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