[left that other site]

Wonderful Read! I remember the Ragtime Revival and seeing the elderly Eubie Blake on TV. He could still tickle those ivories! :-)

Thanks for posting this.

[M1903A1]

Ragtime had basically flamed out by Prohibition...and Eubie lived long enough to play before President Reagan at Lincoln Center.

[ClearCase_guy]

I remember seeing Eubie Blake on the Merv Griffin show. He was sitting at the piano, telling a story and he got a bit lost. He just abandoned the story, shrugged and said, “I dunno where I was going ... but I remember how to play the song.” He then he played it beautifully.