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#OnThisDay in 1873, #WCHandy, American composer and #musician known as the "#FatheroftheBlues" (Memphis Blues; St Louis Blues), born in Florence, Alabama (d. 1958).
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50+ Music Mar 28, 2025

#OnThisDay in 1958, #WCHandy, American composer and #musician known as the "#FatheroftheBlues" (Memphis Blues, St Louis Blues), died of bronchial #pneumonia at 84. ོ
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penpusher Nov 16, 2024

Song of the Day November 16 2024

In remembrance of the birth of William Christopher Handy bka W. C. Handy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._C._Handy

W. C. Handy - "St. Louis Blues"

https://youtu.be/Gpp75gQ-T6Y?si=mMwt6G31MyKFALA0

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #November16 #WilliamChristopherHandy #WCHandy #StLouisBlues #Blues #Jazz #Music #AudioRecording #FatherOfTheBlues #1910s

W. C. Handy - Wikipedia

penpusher Nov 16, 2024

Song of the Day November 16 2024

In remembrance of the birth of William Christopher Handy bka W. C. Handy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._C._Handy

W. C. Handy - "St. Louis Blues"

https://youtu.be/Gpp75gQ-T6Y?si=mMwt6G31MyKFALA0

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #November16 #WilliamChristopherHandy #WCHandy #StLouisBlues #Blues #Jazz #Music #AudioRecording #FatherOfTheBlues #1910s

W. C. Handy - Wikipedia

Historianspeaks Sep 28, 2024

See our latest post of WC Handy, Father of the Blues. #WCHandy #FatheroftheBlues #StLouisBlues #MemphisBlues

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W.C. Handy, Father of the Blues

On September 27th in 1912, “Father of the Blues” W.C. Handy published “Memphis Blues,” what is believed to be the first commercially successful blues song.

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