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American blues composer and musician (1873–1958)
as the W. C. Handy Award until the name change in 2006. W. C. Handy Music Festival is held annually in Florence, Alabama. Another W.C. Handy Music Festival
W._C._Handy
1954 studio album by Louis Armstrong and His All Stars
Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy is a 1954 studio release by Louis Armstrong and His All Stars, described by Allmusic as "Louis Armstrong's finest record
Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy
Louis_Armstrong_Plays_W.C._Handy
Theater in Tennessee, US
The W. C. Handy Theatre was a movie theater at 2355 Park Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee. The venue was built for the African-American community during segregation
W._C._Handy_Theatre
W. C. Handy Music Festival is held annually in Florence, Alabama, sponsored by the Music Preservation Society, Inc., in honor of Florence native W. C
W._C._Handy_Music_Festival
Musical artist
The W. C. Handy Jazz All-Stars (also known as the W. C. Handy Festival All-Stars) is a group of jazz musicians who play annually at the W. C. Handy Music
W._C._Handy_Jazz_All-Stars
Annual awards by the Blues Foundation since 1980
The Blues Music Awards, formerly known as the W. C. Handy Awards (or "The Handys"), are awards presented by the Blues Foundation, a non-profit organization
Blues_Music_Awards
1916 single by Victor Military Band
Billy Smythe, Scott Middleton, and Art Gillham. Another was published by W.C. Handy as "Hesitating Blues". Because the tune is traditional, many artists have
Hesitation_Blues
1958 film
St. Louis Blues is a 1958 American film broadly based on the life of W. C. Handy. It stars jazz and blues greats Nat "King" Cole, Pearl Bailey, Cab Calloway
St._Louis_Blues_(1958_film)
1913 blues song by W. C. Handy and George A. Norton
Blues" is a song described by its composer, W. C. Handy, as a "southern rag". It was self-published by Handy in September 1912 and has been recorded by
The_Memphis_Blues
Topics referred to by the same term
Michigan Handy, North Carolina Handy Cross, Buckinghamshire, England Handy (surname) Jack Handey, American comedian Handy Awards, named after W. C. Handy, which
Handy
The W. C. Handy Jazz Camp is sponsored jointly by the W. C. Handy Music Festival and the University of North Alabama (UNA), and is held annually in Florence
W._C._Handy_Jazz_Camp
1985. Vaughan has won 6 Grammy Awards, 10 Austin Music Awards, and 5 W. C. Handy Awards, being nominated for "Best Contemporary Blues Male Artist," as
List of awards and nominations received by Stevie Ray Vaughan
List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Stevie_Ray_Vaughan
Street in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recommended a trumpet player in Clarksdale, Mississippi named W. C. Handy. Mayor Thornton contacted Handy, and Memphis became the home of the musician who created
Beale_Street
Music genre
work rhythms in a regular meter, but with notable off-beat accents. W. C. Handy became interested in folk blues of the Deep South while traveling through
Jazz
1996 studio album by Floyd Dixon
Outstanding Blues Musician (Keyboards)" award. The album also won the W. C. Handy Award for "Comeback Blues Album". The album was produced by Dixon's guitarist
Wake_Up_and_Live!
1914 Song by W. C. Handy
Blues" (or "St. Louis Blues") is a popular American song composed by W. C. Handy in the jazz style and published in September 1914. It was one of the
Saint_Louis_Blues_(song)
City in and county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama
northwestern Alabama's primary economic hub. Annual tourism events include the W. C. Handy Music Festival in the summer and the Alabama Renaissance Faire in the
Florence,_Alabama
1998 studio album by W. C. Clark
the album with a North American tour. The album was nominated for a W. C. Handy Award for "Soul Blues Album" of the year. The album was coproduced by
Lover's_Plea
1929 film
the woman sings the W. C. Handy standard "St. Louis Blues". Bessie Smith's recording of Handy's song was a hit in 1925, and Handy himself asked Bessie
St._Louis_Blues_(1929_film)
"Careless Love". Traditional song of unknown origin, copyrighted by W. C. Handy in 1921. Handy published his version with modified lyrics titled "Loveless Love"
List of pre-1920 jazz standards
List_of_pre-1920_jazz_standards
Prominent chord progression in popular music
was passed down through oral tradition. It was first written down by W. C. Handy, an African American composer and band leader. Its popularity led to
Twelve-bar_blues
1995 studio album by Luther Allison
records of 1995.[citation needed] The album enabled Allison to win five W. C. Handy Awards in 1996, including Contemporary Blues Album for Blue Streak and
Blue_Streak_(album)
1996 studio album by Junior Wells
nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Traditional Blues Album". It won the W. C. Handy Award for best Traditional Blues Album. The album was produced by John
Come_On_in_This_House
1980 studio album by Alberta Hunter
musician Alberta Hunter, released in 1980. The album was nominated for a W. C. Handy Award for "Traditional Blues Album"; Hunter won the 1980 award for best
Amtrak_Blues
in the industry. The founding members of NAG were Fredi Washington, W. C. Handy, Paul Robeson, and Ethel Waters. Bill "Bojangles" Robinson was named
Negro_Actors_Guild_of_America
City in the United States
the Blues". W. C. Handy was born in Florence and is generally regarded as the "Father of the Blues". Every year since 1982, the W. C. Handy Music Festival
Muscle_Shoals,_Alabama
2003 studio album by Etta James
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album in 2003, and also won a W. C. Handy Award as the Soul/Blues Album of the Year from the Blues Foundation in
Let's_Roll_(album)
Style of blues music
(1914), composed by W. C. Handy in 1912 and recorded by the Victor Military Band in 1914, the first known commercial recording of Handy's first commercially
Memphis_blues
City in Tennessee, United States
Lee Lewis, Muddy Waters, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Robert Johnson, W. C. Handy, Bobby Whitlock, B.B. King, Howlin' Wolf, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. Jones
Memphis,_Tennessee
American composer (1895–1978)
He died in Los Angeles in 1978. In 1916, Still worked in Memphis for W.C. Handy's band. He then joined the United States Navy to serve in World War I in
William_Grant_Still
American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965)
(1953), China Gate (1957), and St. Louis Blues (1958), where he played W. C. Handy. In 1960, Cole's longtime collaborator Nelson Riddle left Capitol to
Nat_King_Cole
Song by Gilda Gray
"Beale Street Blues" is a song by American composer and lyricist W.C. Handy. It was named after Beale Street, a center of African-American music in Memphis
Beale_Street_Blues
American singer
Blues" was one of the first published blues compositions, predating W. C. Handy's "The Memphis Blues" by several months. An African-American, Seals was
Baby_Franklin_Seals
American blues musician (1926–2005)
"2000 - 21st W.C. Handy Blues Awards". PastBlues. "2002 - 23rd W.C. Handy Blues Awards". PastBlues. "Buddy Guy Wins Three W.C. Handy Honors". Billboard
R._L._Burnside
Song
accounts have cited 1926 as the copyright date, W. C. Handy copyrighted "Loveless Love" in 1921 under Pace & Handy Music Co. A recording by Bessie Smith titled
Careless_Love
Surname list
musician John C. Handy (1844–1891), American physician John Killeen Handy (1834–1874), politician in Queensland, Australia John W. Handy (born 1944), United
Handy_(surname)
Musical
Orezzoli and Claudio Segovia, it consists of songs by artists such as W. C. Handy, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Eubie Blake, and Big Maybelle
Black_and_Blue_(musical)
American jazz bassist
others. He is a regular featured performer at the W. C. Handy Music Festival, and a member of the W. C. Handy Jazz All-Stars. Originally from New York, he
Neal_Starkey
American jazz musician (1904–1956)
"Little Louis" and "Queen of the Trumpet," a nickname given to her by W. C. Handy. Snow was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Her mother, Etta, was a Howard
Valaida_Snow
American keyboardist, singer, and songwriter (1946–2006)
Cole. He appeared in St. Louis Blues, the 1958 W. C. Handy biopic starring Cole; Preston played Handy at a younger age. In 1960, he became a pianist for
Billy_Preston
Church in Manhattan, New York
King Cole and his bride Maria, and the funeral of "The Father of Blues", W.C. Handy, in 1958. In 1989, Butts founded the Abyssinian Development Corporation
Abyssinian_Baptist_Church
Song
brothers and Cole, jointly credited as the songwriter "Will Handy" (but not associated with W. C. Handy), and published in 1902 as "Oh, Didn't He Ramble". It
Oh,_Didn't_He_Ramble
1931 Mickey Mouse cartoon
seventh of that year. The plot focuses on a multifaceted performance of W. C. Handy's "St. Louis Blues". The film features the voices of Walt Disney as Mickey
Blue_Rhythm
American songwriter (born 1953)
Witherspoon. James has had five nominations for a Grammy Award and received a W. C. Handy Award. He was born in Turlock, California, United States. His mother
Doug_James_(musician)
American actor (1976–2020)
Wilson's work was influenced by the blues of Bessie Smith, Muddy Waters and W. C. Handy, my plays were infused with Tupac, Biggie and Black Star. — Boseman on
Chadwick_Boseman
American blues singer (1928–2009)
came to dominate ranks of female blues singers, winning twenty-nine W. C. Handy/Blues Music Awards. She survived a near-fatal car crash in 1989. In the
Koko_Taylor
American blues song
Mississippi a few years before." Some sources attribute the modern score to W. C. Handy, who later modified it into a song known as "Atlanta Blues". He published
Make_Me_a_Pallet_on_the_Floor
American blues guitarist and mandolin player (1940–2011)
a small number of blues musicians who played the mandolin. He won a W. C. Handy Award in 2003 for best acoustic blues album. Johnson was born in Lambert
Big_Jack_Johnson
2002 studio album by Otis Taylor
album with North American tour. Respect the Dead was nominated for a W. C. Handy Award for best contemporary blues album. Recorded at Stepbridge Studios
Respect_the_Dead
1947 studio album by Duke Ellington and his famous orchestra
Side 3 No. Title Writer(s) Note(s) Length 1. "Memphis Blues" W. C. Handy Duke Ellington and his orchestra
Duke Ellington Plays the Blues
Duke_Ellington_Plays_the_Blues
American art movement
for the parlor singer. W. C. Handy (1873–1958) was a blues composer and musician, often known as the "Father of the Blues". Handy remains among the most
American_realism
Canadian blues singer (1962–2022)
Awards are Canada's equivalent of The Blues Music Award formerly the W. C. Handy Awards that take place yearly in Memphis, Tennessee. In that same year
Harpdog_Brown
1929 film
Land of Jazz" by J. Keirn Brennan and Ray Perkins, "St. Louis Blues" by W. C. Handy, and "Tiger Rag". The film's title comes from Lewis's catchphrase "Is
Is Everybody Happy? (1929 film)
Is_Everybody_Happy?_(1929_film)
American musician (1953–2024)
others, and had a career as a solo artist. He was nominated for the W. C. Handy Award for Best New Blues Artist in 1997. Weathersby was born in Jackson
Carl_Weathersby
Record label
Ertegun. Ertegun had acquired the solo piano recordings, made in Washington, D.C., while Morton was being interviewed by Alan Lomax, from a private collection
Jazz_Man_Records
National Hockey League team in St. Louis, Missouri
of the six teams from the 1967 NHL expansion and is named after the W. C. Handy song "Saint Louis Blues". They play their home games at the 18,096-seat
St._Louis_Blues
1944 crime novel by Kenneth Millar
influenced by the Professor Millar himself. Branch has studied T. S. Eliot, W. C. Handy, Norse mythology, and William Shakespeare; Branch is skilled in lock
The_Dark_Tunnel
American nightclub in Memphis, Tennessee
Sunbeam Mitchell. He renamed the nightclub in honor of composer W.C. Handy in 1958. The Club Handy was a stop on the "Chitlin' Circuit," a selection of venues
Club_Handy
2001 studio album by Otis Taylor
American musician Otis Taylor, released in 2001. The album won Taylor a W. C. Handy Award for best new blues artist. Recorded in 2000, the album was produced
White_African_(album)
American blues guitarist and singer (1915–2011)
well into his 90s. Between 1996 and 2000, he was nominated for eight W. C. Handy/Blues Music Awards, including for his albums White Windows, The World
David_"Honeyboy"_Edwards
American singer-songwriter (1945–2002)
Johnny Adams and received a Blues Song of the Year award from the 1997 W. C. Handy Blues Awards. Barnett also wrote a short story entitled "The Chain of
Jonnie_Barnett
19th- and 20th-century American form of musical theater
singers and actors gained their start in black minstrelsy, including W. C. Handy, Ida Cox, Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, and Butterbeans and
Minstrel_show
1995 studio album by John Lee Hooker
California. The album reached No.3 in the US Blues chart and was awarded a W. C. Handy Award for Traditional Blues Album of the Year. Chester D. Thompson who
Chill Out (John Lee Hooker album)
Chill_Out_(John_Lee_Hooker_album)
American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He won a W.C. Handy Award for his release "Cadillac Baby" b/w "Big Leg Woman", which the Blues Foundation deemed
List of electric blues musicians
List_of_electric_blues_musicians
American drummer (born 1958)
Music, The Roswell Jazz Festival, The Newport Beach Jazz Party and The W. C. Handy Music Festival. He has been the director of Oregon Festival of American
Chuck_Redd
American nonprofit organization
the foundation. On its formation, the foundation organized the annual W. C. Handy Awards to "give recognition of the finest in blues performances and recordings
Blues_Foundation
American singer
social welfare undertaken by President Ronald Reagan. It won Henry a W. C. Handy Award. Henry was born in Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina. His
Big_Boy_Henry
American blues singer and guitarist
albums for Alligator, Rooster Blues and Wolf Records and won his first W. C. Handy Award. In 1980 he recorded a cover version of "Mustang Sally". In 1983
Magic_Slim
Alabama Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame – Birmingham W. C. Handy Home, Museum & Library, dedicated to W. C. Handy – Florence Hank Williams Boyhood Home & Museum
List_of_music_museums
American drummer (born 1953)
Daniel Richard Gottlieb (born April 18, 1953) is an American drummer. He was a founding member of the Pat Metheny Group and was co-founder of Elements
Danny_Gottlieb
1941 film by Victor Schertzinger
Original Score. However, many of the songs, such as "St. Louis Blues" by W. C. Handy and "Tiger Rag" by The Original Dixieland Jazz Band, were not new. Although
Birth_of_the_Blues
American blues guitarist (1954–1990)
students at W.E. Greiner Middle School in Oak Cliff who intend to attend college and pursue the arts as a profession. Vaughan won five W. C. Handy Awards and
Stevie_Ray_Vaughan
American jazz drummer (born 1942)
been a featured performer at the W. C. Handy Music Festival for many years, serving as a member of the W. C. Handy Jazz All-Stars with guitarist Mundell
Bill_Goodwin_(jazz_drummer)
Traditional blues song
retrieved 2009-06-15, c. easy rider (U.S. slang): (a) a sexually satisfying lover (see also quot. 1926); (b) a guitar. 1912–13 W. C. HANDY Memphis Blues, Mr
See_See_Rider
Hungarian-American jazz pianist and composer
Laszlo Gardony (born 1956) is a Hungarian-born American jazz pianist and composer. Gardony performs as a solo artist and leads his own trio, quartet and
Laszlo_Gardony
1998 studio album by Joe Louis Walker
American tour, backed by the Bosstalkers. The album was nominated for a W. C. Handy Award. Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, the album was produced
Preacher_and_the_President
Jerry Lee Lewis "Memphis Belle" by Hank Williams Jr. "Memphis Blues" by W. C. Handy "Memphis Skyline" by Rufus Wainwright "Memphis Soul Stew" by King Curtis
List_of_songs_about_cities
1968 studio album by Skip James
"Catfish Blues" 4:35 10. "Lorenzo Blues" 4:17 11. "Careless Love" W. C. Handy, Martha E. Koenig, Spencer Williams 3:59 12. "Illinois Blues" 3:15
Devil_Got_My_Woman
American ethnologist, author (1889–1965)
Willowdean Chatterson Handy (née Willowdean Chatterson; January 10, 1889 – November 5, 1965) was an American anthropologist and ethnologist in Pacific
Willowdean_Chatterson_Handy
American railroad in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana
by African-American artists as the Yellow Dog Railroad. According to W. C. Handy, locals assigned the words "Yellow Dog" to the letters Y.D. on the freight
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
Yazoo_and_Mississippi_Valley_Railroad
American actress (1903–1994)
co-founded the Negro Actors Guild of America (NAG), with Noble Sissle, W. C. Handy, Paul Robeson, and Ethel Waters. The organization's mission included
Fredi_Washington
1986 American public fundraising event
statue to include him in the chain. Ruby Wilson joined in front of the W. C. Handy statue nearby. Other notable participants in the city included Mel Tillis
Hands_Across_America
American music award
Farnon, Oscar Hammerstein II, Lorenz Hart 1993 Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegun, W. C. Handy, George T. Simon 1994 Norman Granz 1995 Pierre Cossette 1996 George Martin
Grammy_Trustees_Award
1963 live album by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
composed by Dave Brubeck, except where indicated. Side 1 "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) - 11:00 "Bossa Nova U.S.A." - 7:00 "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots
At Carnegie Hall (Dave Brubeck Quartet album)
At_Carnegie_Hall_(Dave_Brubeck_Quartet_album)
2000 studio album by Guy Davis
American and United Kingdom tours. Butt Naked Free was nominated for a W. C. Handy Award for best "Acoustic Blues Album". The album was a success on public
Butt_Naked_Free
American jazz pianist and vocalist (born 1956)
Johnny O'Neal (born October 10, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American neo-bop jazz pianist and vocalist. His playing ranges from the technically virtuosic
Johnny_O'Neal
"St. Louis Blues" The Beatles ("White Album") (2018 Deluxe Edition) W. C. Handy † McCartney 1968 2018 "Sure to Fall (in Love with You)" ‡ Live at the
List of songs recorded by the Beatles
List_of_songs_recorded_by_the_Beatles
Patrick Gilmore Mack Gordon Ferde Grofe Woody Guthrie Oscar Hammerstein II W. C. Handy James F. Hanley Otto Harbach Charles K. Harris Lorenz Hart Ray Henderson
List of Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees
List_of_Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame_inductees
Junior drum and bugle corps based in La Crosse, Wisconsin
Chabrier 84.60 8th Place Open Class Finalist 1979 St. Louis Blues March by W. C. Handy, adapted by Glenn Miller / Birdland by Joe Zawinul / La Fiesta by Chick
Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps
Blue_Stars_Drum_and_Bugle_Corps
American record producer (1919–2017)
the trumpeter's best later recordings, including Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy (1954). From 1956 to 1963, Avakian produced several cornerstone albums
George_Avakian
City in Kentucky, United States
There is also the free Handy Blues and Barbecue Festival in mid-June, honoring the legacy of Father of the Blues W. C. Handy, and the Bluegrass in the
Henderson,_Kentucky
Cuban and Spanish dance and music genre
"Mexican serenade"). "St. Louis Blues" (1914) by W. C. Handy has a habanera/tresillo bass line. Handy noted a reaction to the habanera rhythm included
Contradanza
Insult for white people
Newton's white supporters stating "Honkies for Huey". "Father of the Blues" W. C. Handy wrote of "Negroes and hunkies" in his autobiography. In the 2012 rap
Honky
1995 studio album by GRP All-Star Big Band
5:33 8. "Mysterioso/Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are" Thelonious Monk 8:12 9. "Some Other Blues" John Coltrane 3:47 10. "Aunt Hagar's Blues" W. C. Handy 7:21
All Blues (GRP All-Star Big Band album)
All_Blues_(GRP_All-Star_Big_Band_album)
1920 blues song by W. C. Handy and J Tim Brymn
blues song which has since become a jazz standard. It was written by W. C. Handy and J Tim Brymn. Critic Martin Williams wrote that pianist Art Tatum's
Aunt_Hagar's_Blues
Retrieved 1 December 2017. "W.C. Handy, Blues King, Dies at 84". Associated Press. 28 March 1958. Retrieved 24 November 2017. Frank W. Hoffmann (2005). Rhythm
List of 1950s deaths in popular music
List_of_1950s_deaths_in_popular_music
Composition that is an important part of the repertoires of jazz musicians
more than 500 uses. Originally, the most recorded jazz standard was W. C. Handy's "St. Louis Blues" for more than 20 years from the 1930s onward, after
Jazz_standard
1993 studio album by Bobby "Blue" Bland
album peaked at No. 80 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart. It won a W. C. Handy Award, in the Soul/Blues category. Produced by Wolf Stephenson and Tommy
Years_of_Tears
2016 studio album by Julian Lage
"Harlem Blues", a W. C. Handy composition, was inspired by Willard Robison's chord changes for the song, slightly different from Handy's simpler progression
Arclight_(album)
1965 studio album by Junior Mance Trio
2:45 "That's Where It Is!" (Bill Schluger) - 2:34 "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) - 4:37 "It Ain't Necessarily So" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:35
That's_Where_It_Is!
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