Reminiscences of Katherine Handy Lewis : oral history, 1958.

Handy, W. C., 1873-1958

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W. C. Handy, also known as William Christopher Handy (born Florence, Alabama, November 16, 1873-died March 25, 1958, New York, New York), known as the "Father of the Blues," is credited with helping popularize blues music. In 1896, he joined W. A. Mahara's Minstrels, as its trumpeter-bandleader and began a theatrical production that featured African American music. In the early 1900s, he started writing his own music with the first published commercial blues song "Memphis Blues," which became a ...

Franklin, Robert Stephen

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Franklin, Joan

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Lewis, Katherine Handy, 1902-1982

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Interviewee married Homer Lewis. From the description of Reminiscences of Katherine Handy Lewis : oral history, 1958. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122481395 Katherine Handy Lewis was an early blues singer who was the first to sing the songs written by her father, W.C. Handy. Born in Normal, Alabama in 1902, her family moved to Harlem, New York in 1919. Mrs. Lewis performed at an historic concert at Carnegie Hall in 1928, the...