Category: W. C. Handy

St. Louis Blues WC Handy The classic by the master WC Handy wrote it in 1914 when New Orleans had a club area known as the “Tango District.”The habanera (“coming from Havana”) rhythm was very popular and...

St. Louis Blues Performed by W. C. Handy Ed Sullivan Show – December 12, 1949 Bret Primack, the Jazz Video Guy, found this gem.The first recorded blues tune “St. Louis Blues” performed by the guy who wrote it,...