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mr. claiborne

@mr-claiborne.bsky.social

“…they say the • b l a c k e r • the berry…sweeter is the juice.” - #WCHandy ☀️🤎✨

#MrClaiborne #MagicalMelanin #IntensifiedMelanin #Summer25 #Summer #SunKissed #SolarPowered

August 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM

Ricky

@rickybusinesslc.bsky.social

www.alamhof.org/wchandy

#muscleshoalsmusic
#wchandy
#fatheroftheblues
#florenceal

W.C. Handy — Alabama Music Hall of Fame

W.C. Handy

www.alamhof.org

January 27, 2025 at 2:52 AM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

🎶 #OTD in #Music #History 27 September 1912, composer #WCHandy self-published "The Memphis Blues," one of the earliest and most influential #Blues songs. It has been recorded by many artists.

▶️ youtu.be/WWfMKFQjonY

September 27, 2026 at 4:43 AM

Ricky

@rickybusinesslc.bsky.social

youtu.be/NK4IHaKll_w

#muscleshoalsmusic
#wchandy
#florenceal

Muscle Shoals Blues - Handy's Memphis Blues Band (1922)

YouTube video by Atticus Jazz

youtu.be

January 27, 2025 at 2:44 AM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

🎶 #OTD in #Music #History 11 September 1914, #WCHandy, regarded as the "Father of the #Blues," published his most famous composition, "St Louis Blues".

▶️ youtu.be/cSuTTSOctGw

September 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM

Talking Pictures TV

@talkingpicturestv.bsky.social

🎵 A rare show reel starring the great harmonica player LARRY ADLER (1959) at 12:40pm.

🎼 #LarryAdler performs a variety of compositions from #Mozart to #Gershwin and #Bach to #WCHandy with guest #EllisLarkins🎵

May 4, 2025 at 9:40 AM

Otrebordm

@otrebordm.bsky.social

El blues es el alma del pueblo...
William Christopher
W.C Handy 🎂🎺
nace #16Noviembre de 1873
"The Father of the Blues"
Con sus icónicas:
Memphis Blues (1912)
St. Louis Blues (1914)
#FelizDomingo
#WCHandy #Blues #OtrebordmXCultura
music.youtube.com/watch?v=oR9K...

November 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

🎶 #OTD in #Music #History 27 September 1912, composer #WCHandy self-published "The Memphis Blues," one of the earliest and most influential #Blues songs. It has been recorded by many artists.

▶️ youtu.be/WWfMKFQjonY

September 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM

J.C. Kælin

@jckaelin.bsky.social

#OTD #OnThisDay #April10, 1958: #StLouisBlues on the life of #FatherOfTheBlues #WCHandy #premieres @ #FoxTheatre in #StLouis.
#NatKingCole #EarthaKitt #CabCalloway #EllaFitzgerald #MahaliaJackson #PearlBailey #BarneyBigard #BillyPreston #RubyDee #JazzSky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPsN...

St. Louis Blues (1958) Trailer

YouTube video by The Duke Mitchell Film Club

www.youtube.com

April 10, 2026 at 12:10 AM

50+ Music

@fiftymusic.bsky.social

#OnThisDay in 1873, #WCHandy, American composer and #musician known as the "#FatheroftheBlues" (Memphis Blues; St Louis Blues), born in Florence, Alabama (d. 1958).
#HappyBirthday #RIP 🕯

November 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM

J.C. Kælin

@jckaelin.bsky.social

#OTD #OnThisDay #April10, 1958: #StLouisBlues on the life of #FatherOfTheBlues #WCHandy #premieres @ #FoxTheatre in #StLouis.
#NatKingCole #EarthaKitt #CabCalloway #EllaFitzgerald #MahaliaJackson #PearlBailey #BarneyBigard #BillyPreston #RubyDee #JazzSky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPsN...

St. Louis Blues (1958) Trailer

YouTube video by The Duke Mitchell Film Club

www.youtube.com

April 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM

Otrebordm

@otrebordm.bsky.social

William Christopher
W.C Handy, fallece #28marzo de 1958🙏🏻"The Father of the Blues" 🎺
#FelizViernesATodos
#WCHandy #Blues
#TheFatheroftheBlues #MusicLegends
#OtrebordmXCultura

March 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM

bossascrewanova.bsky.social

@bossascrewanova.bsky.social

#josephkekuku invented hawaiian #steelguitar in 1889 in honolulu .. #wchandy heard it in mississippi in 1903 ... by the 1930s it is definitive sound of american west 🎸🎶🌷🤠🇺🇸 #americanstudies #hauntology #speculativerealism #practicalmagic #magicalrealism

June 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM

Phillipe al Sur del Mundo

@phillipealsur.bsky.social

Bueno, que no se nos vaya el 16 de noviembre sin recordar el natalicio (1873) de #WCHandy compositor y músico estadounidense considerado el padre del Blues por recogerlo desde el Delta y comenzar a masificarlo 🎶🎺

November 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM

Stories from the Soil

@blackvoices.bsky.social

Today we honor the legacy of W.C. Handy, the "Father of the Blues." Born Nov 16, 1873, in Florence, Alabama, Handy brought blues music to the world, blending Black folk traditions with mainstream music. His legacy still resonates in American music history. 🎶 #WCHandy #BlackHistory #Legend

November 16, 2024 at 7:36 PM

Otrebordm

@otrebordm.bsky.social

Life is like a trumpet
—if you don't put anything into it
you don't get anything out of it..
W.C Handy 🎺
falleció el #28Marzo de 1958🙏🏻
"The Father of the Blues"
El hombre que transformó el blues en música universal 🎶
#FelizSábado
#WCHandy #Blues
#OtrebordmXCultura
music.youtube.com/watch?v=RL9h...

March 28, 2026 at 1:01 PM

J.C. Kælin

@jckaelin.bsky.social

#OTD #TDIH #March28, 1958 #DOTD: #RIP #WCHandy. #Blues #TheBlues #AmericanMusic #AmericanSongbook #Composers #Trumpeters #FatherOfTheBlues #Music #BluesSky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGqB...

W.C. Handy - Memphis Blues

YouTube video by Leonardo Minelli

www.youtube.com

March 27, 2026 at 11:34 PM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

🎶 #OTD in #Music #History 11 September 1914, #WCHandy, regarded as the "Father of the #Blues," published his most famous composition, "St Louis Blues".

▶️ youtu.be/cSuTTSOctGw

September 11, 2026 at 2:54 AM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

"The #Blues - the sound of a sinner on revival day."

🎶 #WCHandy, American composer and musician, known as the "Father of the Blues," was #BOTD 16 November 1873.

▶️ youtu.be/cSuTTSOctGw?si…