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Writing a New Sound
Shuffle Along was written by Flournoy Miller and Aubrey Lyle, with music and lyrics written by Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake. The met in Philadelphia in 1920.
Flournoy Miller and Aubrey Lyle with Josephine Hall and Evelyn Preer, NYPL
Portrait of Eubie Blake, Performing Arts Reading Room, Library of Congress
Eubie Blake was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1887 and became one of the most prominent Jazz musicians of all time.
Flournoy Miller and Aubrey Lyles in the stage production Runnin' Wild (NYPL Digital Collections)
Noble Sissle, PBS
Noble Sissle and the Shuffle Along Cast, 1921
Shuffle Along featured fast-paced dance scenes which capitvated audiences.
Shuffle Along Orchestra 1921, Songbook
The orchestra pit used for the show replaced the entire front row of the theatre.
The Writers of "Shuffle Along" with the "Shuffle Along" company, Maryland Center for History and Culture
Cast of "Shuffle Along", 1921. (New York Public Library)