Father of the Blues: W.C. Handy

1912, a bench in Memphis — the man who wrote the blues down. W.C. Handy's 'St. Louis Blues' birthed an industry, told by documentary, archive TV and the Library of Congress.

Playlist by @birth_of_the_blues

10 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. W.C.Handy Documentary (1967) narrated by Steve Allen — Terry Kimura
2. W.C. Handy "St. Louis Blues" On The Ed Sullivan Show — The Ed Sullivan Show
3. ST. LOUIS BLUES by W.C. Handy — Jazz at Lincoln Center
4. Father of the Blues, W. C. Handy Birthplace — King Rose Archives
5. W.C. Handy, Father of the Blues — King Rose Archives
6. Blues Talk 5 W C Handy and the "birth" of the blues — Modern Blues Harmonica
7. Blues Journey: Got Them Blues - A History — Kennedy Center Education Digital Learning
8. “Mississippi Blues” — Library of Congress
9. "The Rising Sun Blues" — Library of Congress
10. W. C. Handy: Musician, entrepreneur, and "The godfather of the blues" | Black History Facts — Noire History