Eubie Blake performs his Charleston Rag he composed in 1899 in 1981 at Carnegie Hall at 98 years old

January 22, 1981, performing at Carnegie Hall, Eubie Blake was the opening act at a special event called "One Night Stand: A Keyboard Event" (also heard and seen here on YT) where he performed his ragtime classic (which he wrote in 1899, same year Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag was introduced).
This clip is to be seen as an 'after' of Eubie's first performance on film (as linked on the end screen of this video)
As per the New York Times:
The ''One Night Stand'' at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday ''an evening of all stars,'' as the program advertised on its front page, or ''a keyboard concert,'' as the same program stated inside? Or was it an expensive promotion for Columbia records' roster of jazz artists? The 16 jazz musicians who performed, mostly in rushed 10-minute segments, couldn't be sure, but whatever ''One Night Stand'' was, it resulted in some moments of fine jazz, along with some that were not so fine. And it was all recorded for a forthcoming Columbia album.
The ragtime pianist Eubie Blake was on first and, as usual, his jaunty playing was a delight.
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[@StevenSmith-nq5xe]

Wonderful.

[@bigpeeler]

A piece of history. Thank you for posting this. 👍

[@Alan-vy5ih]

This sound like it was used un jaspers jam and the zoot suit cat