November 16th is W.C. Handy Day!!! Father of the Blues!!! "W.C. Handy was born on November 16, 1873, in Florence, Alabama. He played with several bands and traveled throughout the Midwest and the South, learning about the African-American folk music that would become known as the blues. Handy later composed his own songs that would popularize the form and come to be major commercial hits, including "St. Louis Blues," "Memphis Blues" and "Aunt Hagar's Blues." He died in New York City in 1958." Thank you Mr. Handy for all of your contributions and inspiration! Please click the link below and learn more about W.C. Handy. :-)
http://www.biography.com/people/wc-handy-39700
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGqBmlZR3dc
"Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out of it." - W.C. Handy
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