Songs Written by James Reese EuropeTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

James Reese Europe (February 22, 1880 – May 9, 1919) was an American ragtime and early jazz bandleader, arranger, and composer. A leading figure in New York City's African-American music scene during the 1910s, he was among the first African-American musicians to achieve mainstream recognition. Eubie Blake called him the "Martin Luther King of music". == Early life == Europe was born in Mobile, Alabama, to Henry Jefferson Europe (1848–1899) and Loraine Saxon (1849–1930). When he was 10 years old,... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, James Reese Europe first charted in 1913 with I've Got the Finest Man.The artist placed 2 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 2 of which reached the Top‑10.