Eubie Blake (February 7, 1887 – February 12, 1983)
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. 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”. (Wikipedia)
Fizz water : trot and one step / by J. Hubert (Eubie) Blake. For piano. Caption title. Cover ill.: Man in top hat and tails popping cork on bottle. Price: 75 cents.
Ads for other song titles on back cover. Pl. no.: 7861-4. New York: Jos. W. Stern & Co., 1914.
Courtesy of the E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts, Detroit Public Library