Christopher

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Christopher is the given first name of W. C. Handy, the influential American composer and musician often called the "Father of the Blues."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
alsoKnownAs W. C. Handy NERFINISHED
William Christopher Handy NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1873-11-16
dateOfDeath 1958-03-28
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
fieldOfWork music
genre blues
hasFamilyName Handy NERFINISHED
hasGivenName Christopher NERFINISHED
instrument cornet
trumpet
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement early 20th-century American popular music
nickname Father of the Blues
notableFor popularizing blues music
notableWork Beale Street Blues NERFINISHED
Memphis Blues NERFINISHED
St. Louis Blues NERFINISHED
occupation composer
musician
placeOfBirth Florence, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
residence Memphis, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED
New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
wrote Father of the Blues (autobiography) NERFINISHED

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Handy givenName Christopher
subject surface form: W. C. Handy