MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - On this day in 1912, W.C. Handy—known as the “Father of the Blues”—published Memphis Blues, the first commercially successful blues song. Handy, an Alabama native who made ...

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A view of Mr. Handy : one afternoon in Memphis, 1918 -- Slavery, the AME Church, and emancipation : the Handy family of Alabama, 1811-1873 -- W.C. Handy and the music of black and white America, ...

FLORENCE, Ala. (WAFF) - W.C. Handy Music Festival officially kicked off Wednesday and will last for the next two weeks. 14 days of music, good food and fun, that’s what locals say W.C. Handy Music ...

THE SHOALS — Missy Miles’ work will once again be a part of history as her poster design for the W.C. Handy Music Festival in The Shoals was selected as the official artwork for the 2025 event, the ...

The 2025 W.C. Handy Music Festival is happening at several venues throughout the Shoals from Friday, July 18, through Tuesday, July 29, with other pre-events kicking off this week. The following list ...

When Gwen Woods was asked to volunteer for the very first W.C. Handy Music Festival in Florence in 1982, she had no idea her involvement would lead to a 40-year run as coordinator for the annual ...

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For the 34th time, the granddaddy of Henderson’s “Rootin’ Tootin’ Songs of Summer” music series — the W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival — is coming on June 11-14. The volunteer-run music festival ...

Bruce Handy’s history of teen movies ranges from Andy Hardy and James Dean to “Beach Blanket Bingo,” John Hughes, John Singleton and Katniss Everdeen. By Lisa Schwarzbaum Lisa Schwarzbaum is a former ...

ST. LOUIS — A new film premiering today at AMC 7 Esquire is changing the conversation around breast cancer. Hello Beautiful follows the real-life journey of Christine Handy, a St. Louis native and ...

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