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W.C. Handy albums featuring William Tyler
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| | W.C. Handy's Memphis Blues Band CD (1994)
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Though composer/cornet player W.C. Handy is widely known as the "father of the blues," he might just as easily be considered the "father of jazz." With the benefit of historical hindsight, the music he and his Memphis Blues Band (a ...
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 Wc Handy Lyrics and Songs
Popular or famous Wc Handy songs: Fuzzy Wuzzy Rag, Sounding Brass and Tinkling Cymbals, Saint-Louis Blues, Bunch O Blues, Farewell Blues. More music songs Gulf Coast Blues, Hooking Cow Blues, Livery Stable Blues, Moonlight Blues, Muscle Shoals Blues, Old Town Pump, Ole Miss Rag. More music songs She's a Mean Job Blues, Snakey Blues, Sweet Child, That Jazz Dance, Yellow Dog Blues, St. Louis Blues March, Beale Street Blues. More music songs St. Louis Blues Lyrics.
Wc Handy Biography
W.C. Handy is one of a handful of musical figures whose influence on American pop music is so vast it's nearly impossible to grasp. While it isn't correct to claim that Handy invented the blues--the style can be traced to the Middle Passage--his codification of the basic harmonic and rhythmic structures of the blues in the early 20th century through compositions, performances, and publishing (both music and books) most certainly brought the style to a broad, previously unknown audience. His works, which include "Memphis Blues," "St. Louis Blues," and "Beale Street Blues," are cornerstones of the African-American musical tradition. Handy died in 1958, having influenced musical giants such as Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington.
Contemporaries
Leadbelly, Charley Patton, Jelly Roll Morton, Ma Rainey, Al Jolson, Ethel Waters, Trixie Smith
Followers
Bob Dylan, B.B. King, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Glenn Miller, Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, Woody Guthrie, Bessie Smith, Memphis Minnie, Josh White, Sleepy John Estes, Memphis Jug Band, Furry Lewis
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