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Father of the Blues
HANDY, W.C. (1873-1958). African-American musician, composer, best known for his “St. Louis Blues” (1914). Called “The Father of the Blues”. His book: “Father of the Blues, An Autobiography”. The Macmillan Co. New York, later printing, December 1942. Three hundred seventeen pages. Inscribed signed and dated on the front free endpaper: “To Mrs. Bertha Waters, with grateful appreciation for a great girl from my native state. W.C. Handy, 11-27-43”. a very good copy in a somewhat worn dust jacket protected by an archival mylar cover..................................$550.00
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