William Christopher (W C) Handy (Composer)
Born: 16th November 1873, Florence, Alabama, United States
Died: 28th March 1958, New York City, NY, United States
Nationality: American
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 (Delta blues) with a limited audience to a new level of popularity.
Handy was an educated musician who used elements of folk music in his compositions.
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