W.C. Handy

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William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 – March 28, 1958) was a blues composer and musician. He was widely known as the "Father of the Blues". Handy remains among the most influential of American songwriters. Though he was one of many musicians who played the distinctively American form of music known as the blues, he is credited with giving it its contemporary form. While Handy was not the first to publish music in the blues form, he took the blues from a regional music style with a limited audience to one of the dominant national forces in American music. Handy was … read more
William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 – March 28, 1958) was a blues composer and musician. He was widely known as the "Father of the Blues". Handy remains among the most influential of American songwriters. Though he was one of many musicians who played the distinctively Amer… read more
William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 – March 28, 1958) was a blues composer and musician. He was widely known as the "Father of the Blues". Handy remains among the most influential of American songwriters. Though he was one of many musicians who played the distinctively American form of music known as the blues, he is credited with giving it its… read more

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1 St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues
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2 Play track Origins of the Blues (Classic Mood Experience) Memphis Blues
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3 Careless Love Careless Love
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4 W.C. Handy's Memphis Blues Band Yellow Dog Blues
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5 Play track St. Louis Blues (Concerto Grosso) / Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor, Pt. 3: Adagietto St. Louis Blues (Concerto Grosso) / Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor, Pt. 3: Adagietto
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6 W.C. Handy's Memphis Blues Band Fuzzy Wuzzy Rag
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7 W.C. Handy's Memphis Blues Band Ole Miss Rag
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8 W.C. Handy's Memphis Blues Band Moonlight Blues
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9 W.C. Handy's Memphis Blues Band Muscle Shoals Blues
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10 W.C. Handy's Memphis Blues Band Snakey Blues
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Albums

  1. 5,506 listeners

    28 Jul 1994 · 16 tracks

    W.C. Handy's Memphis Blues Band
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  2. 464 listeners

    30 Apr 2011 · 16 tracks

    78 Rpm Collection
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  3. 52 listeners

    20 Aug 2018 · 5 tracks

    W.C. Handy Choral Renaissance: From Blues to Triumph
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  4. 28 listeners

    They That Sow in Tears, Shall Reap in Joy
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