| Born: Nov 16, 1873 in Florence, AL | Avg.User Rating: 6 Ratings |
| Died: Mar 28, 1958 in New York, NY |
| Genre: Blues |
| Styles: Early American Blues |
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| Biography: W.C. Handy, the "Father of the Blues," brought the music of rural Southern blacks into the mainstream by copyrighting old songs and writing new songs, spurring the blues into the mainstream of popular music during the 1910s and '20s. He was also a highly trained veteran of the music world who led all ...Read full biography |
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