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.

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Label Occurrences
W. C. Handy canonical 36
William Christopher Handy 2
"Father of the Blues" title of W. C. Handy 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
human ⓘ
musician ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
trumpeter ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1950s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1890 ⓘ
burialPlace Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City ⓘ
surface form: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York, United States
causeOfDeath pneumonia ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1873-11-16 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1958-03-28 ⓘ
educatedAt Alabama A&M University ⓘ
surface form: Teachers Agricultural and Mechanical College, Huntsville, Alabama
ethnicity African American ⓘ
familyName Handy ⓘ
father Charles Barnard Handy ⓘ
founded Handy Brothers Music Company ⓘ
fullName W. C. Handy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: William Christopher Handy
genre blues ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
popular music ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
honor W.C. Handy Home and Museum ⓘ
surface form: W. C. Handy Home and Museum in Florence, Alabama

W.C. Handy statue ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: Florence, Alabama, United States
placeOfDeath New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
religion Methodism ⓘ
residence Memphis ⓘ
surface form: Memphis, Tennessee, United States

New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
spouse Elizabeth Price ⓘ
wrote Beale Street Blues ⓘ
Memphis Blues ⓘ
St. Louis Blues ⓘ

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Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City → hasBurial → W. C. Handy ⓘ
W. C. Handy → fullName → W. C. Handy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Christopher Handy
Alabama Music Hall of Fame → honors → W. C. Handy ⓘ
this entity surface form: W.C. Handy
W.C. Handy Home and Museum → dedicatedTo → W. C. Handy ⓘ
W.C. Handy Home and Museum → commemorates → W. C. Handy ⓘ
this entity surface form: "Father of the Blues" title of W. C. Handy
African-American history of Memphis → hasKeyFigure → W. C. Handy ⓘ
St. Louis Blues (song) → composer → W. C. Handy ⓘ
St. Louis Blues (song) → lyricist → W. C. Handy ⓘ
St. Louis Blues (song) → firstPublisher → W. C. Handy ⓘ
St. Louis Blues (song) → featuredPerformer → W. C. Handy ⓘ
W. C. Handy’s “Saint Louis Blues” → composer → W. C. Handy ⓘ
subject surface form: Saint Louis Blues
W. C. Handy’s “Saint Louis Blues” → lyricist → W. C. Handy ⓘ
subject surface form: Saint Louis Blues
W. C. Handy’s “Saint Louis Blues” → hasNotableRecordingArtist → W. C. Handy ⓘ
subject surface form: Saint Louis Blues
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subject surface form: Saint Louis Blues
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Handy → hasNotableBearer → W. C. Handy ⓘ
Handy → fullName → W. C. Handy ⓘ
subject surface form: W. C. Handy
this entity surface form: William Christopher Handy
Memphis Blues → composer → W. C. Handy ⓘ
Memphis Blues → lyricist → W. C. Handy ⓘ
Memphis Blues → associatedWithPerson → W. C. Handy ⓘ
Handy Brothers Music Company → foundedBy → W. C. Handy ⓘ
Handy Brothers Music Company → hasFounder → W. C. Handy ⓘ
Handy Brothers Music Company → associatedWith → W. C. Handy ⓘ
Handy Brothers Music Company → publishesWorksOf → W. C. Handy ⓘ
Handy Brothers Music Company → hasKeyPerson → W. C. Handy ⓘ
Elizabeth Price → spouse → W. C. Handy ⓘ
Charles Barnard Handy → child → W. C. Handy ⓘ
Charles Barnard Handy → notableRelative → W. C. Handy ⓘ
Beale Street Blues → composer → W. C. Handy ⓘ
Beale Street Blues → lyricist → W. C. Handy ⓘ
Beale Street Blues → associatedWithPerson → W. C. Handy ⓘ
this entity surface form: “Father of the Blues” W. C. Handy
Handy Park → namedAfter → W. C. Handy ⓘ
Handy Park → associatedWith → W. C. Handy ⓘ
Elizabeth Brewer Handy → motherOf → W. C. Handy ⓘ
Elizabeth Brewer Handy → influenced → W. C. Handy ⓘ
Elizabeth Brewer Handy → placeOfResidenceDuringChildhoodOf → W. C. Handy ⓘ
St. Louis Blues → composer → W. C. Handy ⓘ
St. Louis Blues → lyricist → W. C. Handy ⓘ
St. Louis Blues → associatedWith → W. C. Handy ⓘ
this entity surface form: W. C. Handy, the "Father of the Blues"
St. Louis Blues (1929 short film) → songwriterOfFeaturedSong → W. C. Handy ⓘ