W.C. Handy, the Founding Father of American Music EP 6 – They’re More Than Songs

Broadway bound, Handy faced a whole new set of problems. We’ll tell you the rest of his amazing story on this episode of AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

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BONUS EXTRAS

SAINT LOUIS BLUES

LISTEN TO  - “Saint Louis Blues”
The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy
Performed by Jim Holthouser
https://open.spotify.com/track/6kYXxg36AF10npniBs84fp?si=mnb0PM_ITX64cuxx64-vnw       

LISTEN TO – The Victor Military Band’s rendition of “St Louis Blues”
https://youtu.be/ZGqBmlZR3dc           

WATCH  Bessie Smith sing “St Louis Blues” from the movie “St Louis Blues”
https://youtu.be/5Bo3f_9hLkQ  

WATCH W.C. Handy perform “St Louis Blues” Live on Ed Sullivan’s Toast of the Town TV show in 1949 https://youtu.be/EkOcO5HXbk8       

BEALE STREET BLUES

LISTEN TO  - “Beale Street  Blues”
The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy
Performed by Jim Holthouser
https://open.spotify.com/track/0ynNOln1sjJynwSx8O1Rv2?si=2defxLCzRRGBsl9CyjazTw          

LISTEN TO Louis Armstrong’s version of “Beale Street Blues”
https://youtu.be/MKnAub5-LNE           

LISTEN TO Marion Harris The Jazz Vampire’s recording of “Beale Street Blues”
https://youtu.be/tf9A0vAUTE0      

LISTEN TO Nat King Cole’s recording of “Beale Street Blues”
https://youtu.be/Zg5i6OvOJWY

WATCH Bessie Smith’s version of Eddie Green’s “A Good Man Is Hard To Find”
https://youtu.be/lfKqZWyLRqU           

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