iam Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 – March 28, 1958) was an African American blues composer and musician, often known as "the Father of the Blues."
W. C. Handy remains among the most influential of American songwriters. Though he was one of many musicians who played the style of music that is distinctively American, he is credited with its invention not only because he was formally educated and able to notate his music for publication and hence, posterity, but because of syncopated rhythms, a style unique to his music.
While Handy was not the first to publish music in the blues form, he took the blues from an obscure regional music style to one of the dominant forces in American music.
Handy was an educated musician who used folk material in his compositions. He was scrupulous in documenting the sources of his works, which frequently combined stylistic influences from several performers. He loved this simple early music and brought his own transforming touch to it. (Hide extended text) ... (Read all)
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Interest : Skill level : I want to learn this on the
fiddle, the arrangement Geoff
Mulduar does on his Texas
Shieks CD. This is a great
starting point.
Thanks
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Handy, W.C. : Beale Street (Another Memphis Blues)
Handy, W.C. : The Yellow Dog Blues (He's Gone Where the Southerne Cross' the Yellow Dog)
