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."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christopher canonical | 1 |
Statements (27)
| 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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