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W. C. Handy: Beale Street Blues

W. C. Handy: Beale Street Blues

by | Oct 18, 2018 | Song of the Day

W.C. Handy named several blues for cities of significance in his life: Memphis, where he lived from 1905-17, St. Louis, where he was a penniless, flea-infested hobo in 1893; Atlanta, where he played some career-enhancing concerts in the World War I era. “Beale...