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Trumpet. Years active. 1893–1948. William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 – March 28, 1958) was an American composer and musician who referred to himself as the Father of the Blues. [1] [2] He was one of the most influential songwriters in the United States. [3]
William Christopher „W. C.“ Handy (* 16. November 1873 in Florence, Alabama; † 28. März 1958 in New York City) war ein US-amerikanischer Blues -Komponist, Trompeter und Bandleader. Er wird als „Vater des Blues“ bezeichnet. [1] Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Biografie. 2 Kompositionen von W. C. Handy (Auswahl) 3 Bücher von W. C. Handy. 4 Rezeption.
Am 16. November jährt sich sein Geburtstag zum 150. Mal. Bildquelle: wikimedia. Nein, er hat den Blues nicht erfunden. Doch in einem übertragenen Sinn war William Christopher Handy – oder W. C....
W.C. Handy, American composer who changed the course of popular music by integrating the blues idiom into then fashionable ragtime music. Among his best-known works is the classic ‘St. Louis Blues.’ He also issued anthologies of African American spirituals and blues and studies of Black musicians.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
2. Apr. 2014 · Learn about W.C. Handy, the African American composer who popularized the blues genre with songs like \"Memphis Blues\" and \"St. Louis Blues.\" Find out how he overcame hardships, exploitation and blindness to become a music publisher and a leader in the blues movement.
24. Feb. 2010 · Learn about the life and legacy of W.C. Handy, who mainstreamed the Blues and influenced many composers. He died on March 28, 1958, in New York City.
The evocation of black minstrelsy in Father of the Blues shows us a violent and racist pre-blues world in which Handy and his peers had the blues, simultaneously mourning, bridling at, and laughing off their own subjugation, even as they sought to express themselves through an aging vernacular art form that was utterly unfit for the task.
