W. C. Handy
1873 - 1958
General Information
Bio
(1873-1958) Songwriter. W. C. Handy was born in Florence, Alabama.
Full Name
W. C. Handy
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
Unknown
LITWORK
Negro Authors and Composers of the United States
1873
BIRTH
William Christopher Handy was born in Florence, Alabama, in 1873.
1914
LITWORK
Yellow Dog Blues
Song.
Song.
1914
LITWORK
St. Louis Blues
Song.
Song.
1917
LITWORK
Beale Street Blues
Song.
Song.
1918
OTHER
W. C. Handy moved his business, Handy Brothers Music Company, Inc., to a location on Broadway, in Manhattan, New York, in 1918.
1926
LITWORK
Blues: an Anthology: Complete Words and Music of 53 Great Songs
1938
LITWORK
Book Of Negro Spirituals
1941
LITWORK
Father Of The Blues: An Autobiography
Autobiography.
Autobiography.
1944
LITWORK
Unsung Americans Sing
1958
DEATH
W. C. Handy died in New York City in 1958.
1958
INTERMENT
W. C. Handy is buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Bronx, New York.
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