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February 5, 1968(1968-02-05) (aged 80)[1] New York City, U.S.[1]
Genres
Jazz
ragtime
blues
Occupation(s)
Musician, composer, dancer, entertainer, orchestra and band director, instructor, restaurant and bar proprietor
Instrument(s)
Piano
Spouse(s)
Lena Sanford Roberts
(m. 1911; died 1958)
Charles Luckyth Roberts
Born
(1887-08-07)August 7, 1887[1]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]
Died
February 5, 1968(1968-02-05) (aged 80)[1]
New York City, U.S.[1]
Burial place
Frederick Douglass Memorial Gardens in Bay Terrace on Staten Island, New York.
Other names
Charles Luckeyth Roberts C. Luckeyth Roberts Luckey Roberts Lucky Roberts
Spouse
Lena Sanford Roberts
(m. 1911; died 1958)
Relatives
William L. Roberts (father) Elizabeth Williams (mother)
Charles Luckyth Roberts (August 7, 1887 – February 5, 1968),[2] better known as Luckey Roberts, was an American composer and stride pianist who worked in the jazz, ragtime, and blues styles. Roberts performed as musician, band/orchestra conductor, and dancer. He taught music and dance. He also owned a restaurant and bar in New York City and in Washington, D.C.
Luckey Roberts noted compositions include "Junk Man Rag", "Moonlight Cocktail",[3] "Pork and Beans" (1913),[4] and "Railroad Blues".[5]
^ abcdefghiJasen, David A.; Trebor Jay Tichenor (1978). Rags and Ragtime: A Musical History. New York, NY: Dover Publications, Inc. pp. 187–188. ISBN 0-486-25922-6.
^Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 2103/4. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
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