William Christopher Handy was a composer and musician who referred to himself as the Father of the Blues. Handy was one of the most influential songwriters in the United States. One of many musicians who played the distinctively American blues music, Handy did not create the blues genre but was the first to publish music in the blues form, thereby taking the blues from a regional music style with a limited audience to a new level of popularity.
W.C. Handy
Active - 1929 - 1957 |
Birth - Nov 16, 1873 |
Death - Mar 29, 1958 |
Genres - Documentary, Drama, Biography, War
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Subgenres - Propaganda Film, World War II Propaganda
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The Father of the Blues, W.C. Hardy, William Christopher Handy, Wyer Handy-
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