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W. C. Handy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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Born William Christopher Handy, November 16, 1873, in Florence, AL; died of bronchial pneumonia, March 29, 1958, in New York City; son of Charles Bernard (a Methodist minister) and Elizabeth (Brewer) Handy; married Elizabeth Virginia Price, 1898 (died, 1937);
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William Christopher Handy, the "Father of the Blues," was born in Florence, Alabama, on November 16, 1873. Both his father and grandfather were ministers. He got his first lessons on the cornet in a barber shop, not an unusual spot for musical lessons at the time.
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William Christopher Handy; - Father of the Blues -; By Emily B. Ward; ... William Christopher Handy’s 1909 performance of his song, "Mr. Crump" answered America’s desire for the "primitive music" they associated with black culture, and was the first glimmer of the explosion of the raw, gritty, truthful sound of the...
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William Christopher Handy's "Memphis Blues" Was Published ; September 28, 1912 ; Do you listen to the blues? If you haven't, you've definitely heard music influenced by the blues (a song of sadness in which the second line often repeats the words of the first).
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William Christopher Handy's "Memphis Blues" Was Published ; September 28, 1912 ; Born in Alabama in 1873, W.C. Handy found his true calling when he began playing cornet with dance bands traveling the Mississippi Delta.
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13 quotes and quotations by William Christopher Handy ... Find on Amazon: William Christopher Handy; Related Authors: Kurt Cobain; Jimi Hendrix; Michael Jackson; Bob Dylan; Jim Morrison; Jerry Garcia; Dolly Parton; Ted Nugent; Janis Joplin;
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