- W.C. Handy's Memphis Blues Band · 1994
- Boogie Woogie New York - Chicago (Doxy Collection) · 1995
- W.C. Handy's Memphis Blues Band · 1994
- Origins of the Blues (Classic Mood Experience) · 2013
- W.C. Handy's Memphis Blues Band · 1994
- Shuffle Along of 1950 · 2018
- W.C. Handy's Memphis Blues Band · 1994
- W.C. Handy's Memphis Blues Band · 1994
- Groove on Wax: How did they Record? · 2021
- They That Sow in Tears, Shall Reap in Joy - Single · 2018
- W.C. Handy Choral Renaissance: From Blues to Triumph - EP · 2018
- W.C. Handy Choral Renaissance: From Blues to Triumph - EP · 2018
- W.C. Handy Choral Renaissance: From Blues to Triumph - EP · 2018
Music Videos
Compilations
- 2011
About W.C. Handy
W.C. Handy is one of a handful of musical figures whose influence on American pop music is so vast it's nearly impossible to grasp. While Handy didn't invent the blues -- the style can be traced to the Middle Passage (when West Africans were forcibly shipped to the Americas for slavery) -- his codification of the basic harmonic and rhythmic structures of the blues in the early 20th century through compositions, performances, and publishing (both music and books) most certainly brought the style to a broad, previously unknown audience. His works, which include "Memphis Blues," "St. Louis Blues," and "Beale Street Blues," are cornerstones of the African-American musical tradition. Handy died in 1958, having influenced musical giants such as Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington.
- HOMETOWN
- Florence, AL, United States
- BORN
- 16 November 1873
- GENRE
- Blues