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Table of Contents:

• Joe Turner
• Mister Crump ; Memphis blues
• Way down south where the blues began
• They that sow in tears
• Beale Street blues
• Aframerican hymn
• The big stick blues march
• St. Louis blues (pt. 1: W.C. Handy and guitar ; pt. 2: Katharine Handy Lewis)
• I see tho' my eyes are closed.

Author/Creator:

Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958

Contributors:

Cooke, Charles, 1904-1977 , performer

Whitney, Adele Brown , performer

Lewis, Katherine Handy, 1902-1982 , performer

New York Choral Ensemble , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

W.C. Handy, father of the blues [by Handy, W.C.]

Related Works:

Father of the blues

Joe Turner

Mister Crump

Memphis blues

Way down south where the blues began

They that sow in tears

Beale Street blues

Aframerican hymn

Big stick blues march

St. Louis blues

I see tho' my eyes are closed

Related Series:

Americana series

Subjects:

Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958

Blues (Music)

Blues (Music) — History and criticism

United States

Genres:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Performers:

W.C. Handy, vocals, guitar, and trumpet ; Charles Cooke or Adele Brown Whitney, piano ; Katherine Handy, vocals ; the N.Y. Choral Ensemble.

General Notes:

Audio Archives: A-1200.
Includes spoken narrative by Handy on the history of the blues.
Program notes by Handy and Robert Arnold on container.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in.

Physical Characteristics:

vinyl; 12 in.; 33 1/3 rpm

Audio Characteristics:

analog; 33 1/3 rpm; microgroove

Call Numbers:

LPZ 40439
SORT LPZ 0040439

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Audio Archives: A-1200

OCLC Numbers:

22857570