<P> Blake continued to play and record until his death, on February 12, 1983, in Brooklyn, just five days after celebrating his purported 100th birthday (actually his 96th birthday). </P> <P> He was interred in Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York . His headstone, engraved with the musical notation of "I'm Just Wild About Harry", was commissioned by the African Atlantic Genealogical Society (AAGS). The bronze sculpture of Blake's bespectacled face was created by David Byer - Tyre, curator and director of the African American Museum and Center for Education and Applied Arts, in Hempstead, New York . The original inscription indicated his correct year of birth, but individuals close to him insisted that Blake be indulged and paid to have the inscription changed . </P> <P> If I'd known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself . </P> <P> Blake was reported to have said this on his birthday in 1979, but it has been attributed to others, including Adolph Zukor, Mae West, and Mickey Mantle . The quotation appeared in print at least as early as 1966, when it was attributed to an anonymous 90 - year - old golf caddie . </P>

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