- Aliases
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Handy's Memphis Blues Band
Handy's Orchestra
Handy's Orchestra of Memphis
- Real name
- William Christopher Handy
- Born
- November 16, 1873
- Died
- March 28, 1958
- Country
- United States
- IPI
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00013337126 17 works
00463200884 1 work
- Affiliation
- ASCAP
- Comments
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Blues composer, musician, and publisher. Among the most influential American songwriters, Handy was often referred to as the "Father of the Blues".
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 - Family
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Katharine Handy Daughter
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