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The 86 Years of Eubie Blake is a 1969 studio album by ragtime

Ragtime

Ragtime is an originally American musical genre which enjoyed its peak popularity between 1897 and 1918. Its main characteristic trait is its syncopated, or "ragged", rhythm. It began as dance music in the red-light districts of American cities such as St. Louis and New Orleans years before being...

pianist Eubie Blake

Eubie Blake

James Hubert Blake was an American composer, lyricist, and pianist of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. In 1921, Blake and long-time collaborator Noble Sissle wrote the Broadway musical Shuffle Along, one of the first Broadway musicals to be written and directed by African Americans...

and marks a reunion for Blake with his longtime collaborator, Noble Sissle

Noble Sissle

Noble Sissle was an American jazz composer, lyricist, bandleader, singer and playwright.-Career:...

. The album was a 2006 entry into the Library of Congress

Library of Congress

The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress and is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and holds the largest number of books. The head...

' National Recording Registry

National Recording Registry

The National Recording Registry is a list of sound recordings that "are culturally, historically, or aesthetically important, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States". The registry was established by the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000, which created the National Recording...

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Was recorded in three sessions (the first on December 26, 1968, followed by two more on February 6, and March 12,1969).

Track listing

Track	Song Title	Composer
1.	Dream Rag	Jesse Pickett
2.	Semper Fidelis Semper fidelis Semper Fidelis is Latin for "Always Faithful". Well known in the United States of America as the motto of the United States Marine Corps , Semper fidelis has served as a slogan for many families and entities, in many countries, dating at least as far back as the 14th century...	John Philip Sousa John Philip Sousa John Philip Sousa was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era, known particularly for American military and patriotic marches...
3.	Tricky Fingers	Eubie Blake Eubie Blake James Hubert Blake was an American composer, lyricist, and pianist of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. In 1921, Blake and long-time collaborator Noble Sissle wrote the Broadway musical Shuffle Along, one of the first Broadway musicals to be written and directed by African Americans...
4.	Troublesome Ivories	Blake
5.	Chevy Chase	Blake
6.	Brittwood Rag	Blake
7.	Spanish Venus	Luckey Roberts Luckey Roberts Charles Luckeyeth Roberts, better known as Luckey Roberts was a composer and stride pianist who worked in the jazz, ragtime, and blues styles....
8.	As Long As You Live	Bernie Hanighen Bernie Hanighen Bernard D. Hanighen was an American songwriter best known for co-writing "'Round Midnight" and "When a Woman Loves a Man"... , Johnny Mercer Johnny Mercer John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer was an American songwriter and singer. As a songwriter, he is best known as a lyricist, but he also composed music. He was also a popular singer who recorded his own songs as well as those written by others...
9.	Memories of You Memories of You "Memories of You" is a popular song written by Andy Razaf and Eubie Blake and published in 1930.-Song History:The song was introduced by singer Minto Cato in the Broadway show Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1930. However, the first well-known recording of the song was done by the Benny Goodman orchestra...	Blake, Andy Razaf Andy Razaf Andy Razaf , was an American composer, poet, and lyricist of such well-known songs as "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Honeysuckle Rose".-Biography:...
10.	Charleston Rag	Blake
11.	Maple Leaf Rag Maple Leaf Rag The "Maple Leaf Rag" is an early ragtime composition for piano by Scott Joplin. It was one of Joplin's early works, and is one of the most famous of all ragtime pieces, becoming the first instrumental piece to sell over one million copies of sheet music.In 1916, Joplin recorded the Maple Leaf Rag...	Scott Joplin Scott Joplin Scott Joplin was an African-American composer and pianist, born near Texarkana, Texas, into the first post-slavery generation. He achieved fame for his unique ragtime compositions, and was dubbed the "King of Ragtime." During his brief career, he wrote forty-four original ragtime pieces, one...
12.	Stars and Stripes Forever	John Philip Sousa John Philip Sousa John Philip Sousa was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era, known particularly for American military and patriotic marches...
13.	Shuffle Along Medley	Blake
14.	I’m Just Wild About Harry	Blake, Noble Sissle Noble Sissle Noble Sissle was an American jazz composer, lyricist, bandleader, singer and playwright.-Career:...
15.	Blue Rag in 12 Keys	Blake
16.	Eubie’s Boogie	Blake, Noble Sissle Noble Sissle Noble Sissle was an American jazz composer, lyricist, bandleader, singer and playwright.-Career:...
17.	Poor Jimmy Green
18.	Baltimore Todalo	Blake, Noble Sissle Noble Sissle Noble Sissle was an American jazz composer, lyricist, bandleader, singer and playwright.-Career:...
19.	Poor Katie Red	Blake
20.	Kitchen Tom	Blake
21.	Medley: Bleeding Moon/Under the Bamboo Tree
22.	It’s All Your Fault	Blake, Noble Sissle Noble Sissle Noble Sissle was an American jazz composer, lyricist, bandleader, singer and playwright.-Career:... , E. Nelson
23.	Medley: Charleston/Old-Fashioned Love/If I Could Be With You If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight) "If I Could Be with You " is a popular song.The music was written by James P. Johnson, the lyrics by Henry Creamer. The song was published in 1926 and first recorded by Clarence Williams' Blue Five with vocalist Eva Taylor in 1927...	Zoltan Fabian, James P. Johnson James P. Johnson James Price Johnson [also known as Jimmy Johnson] was an American pianist and composer. With Luckey Roberts, Johnson was one of the originators of the stride style of jazz piano playing.-Biography:...
24.	You Were Meant For Me You Were Meant for Me (1929 song) "You Were Meant for Me" is a popular song with music by Nacio Herb Brown and lyrics by Arthur Freed, published in 1929.It was first introduced in the 1929 musical film The Broadway Melody. It was later sung by Charles King for the feature film The Hollywood Revue of 1929...	Nacio Herb Brown Nacio Herb Brown Nacio Herb Brown born Ignacio Herb Brown was an American writer of popular songs, movie scores, and Broadway theatre music in the 1920s through the early 1950s.-Biography:... , Arthur Freed Arthur Freed Arthur Freed was born Arthur Grossman in Charleston, South Carolina. He was an American lyricist and a Hollywood film producer.-Biography:Freed began his career as a song plugger and pianist in Chicago...
25.	Dixie Moon	Blake, Noble Sissle
26.	Blues, Why Don’t You Let Me Alone?	Eubie Blake/Arthur Porter