W. C. Handy

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bandleader composer human musician songwriter trumpeter

W. C. Handy was an influential American composer and musician widely known as the "Father of the Blues" for popularizing the blues genre in the early 20th century.

Aliases (2)

W.C. Handy ×1
William Christopher Handy ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bandleader → composer → human → musician → songwriter → trumpeter →
activeYearsEnd	1950s →
activeYearsStart	1890 →
burialPlace	Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York, United States →
causeOfDeath	pneumonia →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1873-11-16 →
dateOfDeath	1958-03-28 →
educatedAt	Teachers Agricultural and Mechanical College, Huntsville, Alabama →
ethnicity	African American →
familyName	Handy →
father	Charles Barnard Handy →
founded	Handy Brothers Music Company →
fullName	William Christopher Handy →
genre	blues → jazz → popular music →
givenName	William →
honor	W. C. Handy Home and Museum in Florence, Alabama → W. C. Handy Park in Memphis, Tennessee →
influenced	development of urban blues → early jazz musicians →
instrument	cornet → piano → trumpet →
knownFor	introducing blues elements into popular music publishing → popularizing the blues genre in the early 20th century →
language	English →
mother	Elizabeth Brewer Handy →
nickname	Father of the Blues →
notableWork	Beale Street Blues → Memphis Blues → St. Louis Blues →
occupation	composer → music publisher → musician →
placeOfBirth	Florence, Alabama, United States →
placeOfDeath	New York City, New York, United States →
religion	Methodism →
residence	Memphis, Tennessee, United States → New York City, New York, United States →
spouse	Elizabeth Price →
wrote	Beale Street Blues → Memphis Blues → St. Louis Blues →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
W. C. Handy ("William Christopher Handy") →	fullName
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City →	hasBurial
Alabama Music Hall of Fame ("W.C. Handy") →	honors