Handy had written a hit in Memphis Blues, but could he keep it? There’s a fine line between business and theft in Jim Crow Memphis. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.
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BONUS EXTRAS
LISTEN TO - “The Memphis Blues”
The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy
Performed by Jim Holthouser
https://open.spotify.com/track/1nhojmceSM3NgSQk87iwu2?si=YovL1hhCRDmT1TXO6lqDGA
LISTEN TO - James Reese Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters play “The Memphis Blues” https://youtu.be/pJPztEjzf6s
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