W.C. Handy - Biography
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W.C. Handy, the "Father of the Blues," brought the music of rural Southern blacks into the mainstream by copyrighting old songs and writing new songs, spurring the blues into the mainstream of popular music during the 1910s and '2... More »
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William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 – March 28, 1958) was a blues composer and musician, often known as the "Father of the Blues". Handy remains among the most influential of American songwr...
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W.C. Handy Music Festival, the Shoals. The official website sponsored by the Music Preservation Society, Inc. Honoring the life and music of WC Handy - Father of the Blues. ... Welcome to the official website of the W.C. Handy Music Festival, an event held annually in the Northwest area of Alabama.
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W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival has become one of the largest free music festivals in the nation. ... Henderson, Kentucky's W. C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival is a week long musical event that features blues and Zydeco bands from across the United States. Not to mention the mounds of barbecue, red beans & rice...
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W. C. Handy died in New York City on March 28, 1958. In 1969, he was honored posthumously by the United States Postal Service with a commemorative stamp. The Beale Street area of Memphis is known today as W. C. Handy Park.
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Official Website of the W.C. Handy Music Festival ... Welcome to the official website of the W.C. Handy Music Festival, an event held annually in the Northwest area of Alabama. Previous festivals have featured jazz and blues legends including Jimmy Smith, Ramsey Lewis, Dizzy Gillespie, Bobby Blue Bland, Diane Schuur,
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