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April 22, 2021 13 mins

Department stores are a waning institution in 21st century American culture. But, without them there might not be American music at all. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

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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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