"Be grateful for luck. Pay the thunder no mind - listen to the birds. And don't hate nobody."

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Source: Euclid, Dana Densmore (2002). “Euclid's Elements: all thirteen books complete in one volume : the Thomas L. Heath translation”, Green Lion Pr

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Eubie Blake

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Eubie Blake was a pioneering American composer and pianist known for his contributions to musical theater, particularly with works like 'Shuffle Along.'

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"The people wanted to believe that the Negroes couldn't learn to read music but had a natural talent for it. So we never played with no music. I'd get all the latest Broadway music from the publisher, and we'd learn the tunes and rehearse them until we had them all down pat- never made no mistakes. All the high-tone, big-time folks would say, isn't it wonderful how these untrained, primitive musicians can pick up all the latest songs instantly without being able to read music?"

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Eubie Blake Composer

"All the high-tone, big-time folks would say, 'Isn't it wonderful how these untrained, primitive musicians can pick up all the latest songs instantly without being able to read music?"

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