Father of the Blues: An Autobiography (Da Capo Paperback)

Father of the Blues: An Autobiography (Da Capo Paperback)

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This is a look at how jazz and blues began. W.C. Handy tells us how the transition was made from marches, classical music, dance music, Stephen Foster, vaudville tunes and folk blues to the arranged and orchestrated blues and jazz of the 20th Century.

Father of the Blues: An Autobiography (Da Capo Paperback),W. C. Handy,Arna Wendell Bontemps,Da Capo Press,0306804212,(William Christopher),,1873-1958,Biography,Biography / Autobiography,Composers,General,Genres & Styles - Soul & R&B,Handy, W. C,Handy, W. C.,Music,United States

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