W.C. Handy, the Founding Father of American Music EP 3 – Cathedrals of Commercialism

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BONUS EXTRAS VIEW - Handy's Ad for the Memphis Commercial Appeal September 28th, 1912  https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources

LISTEN TO  - “The Memphis Blues” The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy Performed by Jim Holthouser https://open.spotify.com/track/1nhojmceSM3NgSQk87iwu2?si=YovL1hhCRDmT1TXO6lqDGA

LISTEN TO - James Rees Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters play “The Memphis Blues” https://youtu.be/pJPztEjzf6s  

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