"St. Louis Blues"
Song
By: W.C. Handy
Date: 1914
Source: Handy, W.C. "St. Louis Blues." Handy Bros. Music Co., 1914. Historic American Sheet Music, 1850–1920. Sheet Music Collection, The John Hay Library, Brown University. About the Artist: William Christopher Handy (1871–1958) was born in Florence, Alabama, the son and grandson of ministers. Although his family didn't approve of his interest in music, Handy played in a minstrel show, sang in the church choir, and played in a brass band when he was growing up. Trained as a teacher, as a young man he taught, worked in a factory, and was a faculty member at the Agricultural and Mechanical College in Normal, Alabama. During that time he also played in several bands, lived in a handful of cities, and performed throughout the United States. In 1909, he moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where he began writing his own version of Mississippi Delta blues...
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