Memphis Blues
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"Memphis Blues" is an early 20th-century song by W. C. Handy that became one of the first published blues compositions and a foundational piece in the development of American blues music.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Memphis Blues canonical | 3 |
| Memphis blues | 3 |
| "Memphis Blues" | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blues composition
ⓘ
popular song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | W. C. Handy ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Memphis
ⓘ
surface form:
Memphis, Tennessee
|
| composer | W. C. Handy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
blues
ⓘ
early blues ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | foundational piece in the development of American blues ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole | helped popularize blues as sheet music ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
influential in early jazz development
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standard in traditional blues repertoire ⓘ |
| hasNotability | one of the first published blues songs ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
12-bar blues elements
ⓘ
ragtime-influenced structure ⓘ syncopated rhythms ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter | Memphis and its musical culture ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
American blues music
ⓘ
popular music ⓘ |
| isEarlyExampleOf | published blues composition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | W. C. Handy ⓘ |
| medium | sheet music ⓘ |
| partOf | early 20th-century American popular music repertoire ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
band arrangement
ⓘ
dance music ⓘ vocal performance ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Memphis blues
subject surface form:
W. C. Handy
this entity surface form:
"Memphis Blues"
this entity surface form:
Memphis blues
this entity surface form:
Memphis blues