Father of the Blues (Pocket)
avW. C. Handy, Arna Wendell (EDT) Bontemps, Arna Wendell Bontemps
ISBN: 9780306804212 - UTGIVEN: 1991-03W. C. Handy's blues--"Memphis Blues," "Beale Street Blues," "St. Louis Blues"--changed America's music forever. In Father of the Blues, Handy presents his own story: a vivid picture of American life now vanished. W. C. Handy (1873--1958) was a sensitive child who loved nature and music; but not unti[...]
Blues, An Anthology (Pocket)
avW. C. Handy, Abbe Niles, Elliott S. (EDT) Hurwitt
ISBN: 9780486486192 - UTGIVEN: 2012-06This classic collection consists of 70 melodies arranged for piano and voice by W. C. Handy. Extensive supplements include notes for each song, a bibliography, and eight striking illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias. Historical text by music critic Abbe Niles, plus two Introductions describing the bo[...]
Blues: An Anthology (Häftad)
avW. C. Handy, Miguel Covarrubias, Abbe Niles
ISBN: 9781557095213 - UTGIVEN: 2001-06Originally published in 1926, this classic collection of great blues songs is arranged for piano and voice. Among the first black men to write and publish blues music, Handy did more than anyone else to make blues popular and accepted. Considered the most famous blues collection in history, it inclu[...]
