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W. C. Handy

William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 – March 28, 1958) was an American composer and musician who referred to himself as the Father of the Blues. Handy was one of the most influential songwriters in the United States. One of many musicians who played the distinctively American blues music, Handy did not create the blues genre but was the first to publish music in the blues form, thereby taking the blues from a regional music style (Delta blues) with a limited audience to a new level of popularity.

Handy was an educated musician who used elements of folk music in his compositions. He was scrupulous in documenting the sources of his works, which frequently combined stylistic influences from various performers.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 16, 1873 (Florence), Died March 29, 1958 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, leader, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-15065 10-in. 7/15/1914 The Memphis blues Victor Military Band Band composer  
Victor B-15244 10-in. 10/2/1914 The Memphis blues Morton Harvey Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Victor B-18495 10-in. 10/10/1916 'Joe Turner blues' medley Victor Military Band Band composer  
Victor B-20505 10-in. 8/13/1917 Beale Street blues Earl Fuller's Famous Jazz Band Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-22728 10-in. 3/6/1919 Hooking cow blues Frantzen's Society Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-23276 10-in. 9/25/1919 Yellow Dog blues Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-23282 10-in. 10/1/1919 Yellow Dog blues Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-25073 10-in. 5/3/1921 St. Louis blues Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-25412 10-in. 5/25/1921 St. Louis blues Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor B-26266 10-in. 3/22/1922 Memphis blues Ross Gorman ; Virginians Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-27446 10-in. 2/1/1923 Aunt Hagar's blues Ross Gorman ; Virginians Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-30326 10-in. 6/26/1924 Beale Street blues George Olsen and his Music Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-35251 10-in. 3/29/1926 St. Louis blues Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-36773 10-in. 11/17/1926 St. Louis blues Fats Waller Pipe organ solo composer  
Victor BVE-37103 10-in. 12/6/1926 Memphis blues Johnny Marvin Male vocal solo, with guitar and ukulele composer  
Victor BVE-37359 10-in. 1/14/1927 Loveless love Fats Waller Pipe organ solo composer  
Victor BVE-37360 10-in. 1/14/1927 Harlem blues Fats Waller Pipe organ solo composer  
Victor BVE-37788 10-in. 2/16/1927 Ever after on Edna Winston Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet composer  
Victor BVE-38046 10-in. 5/20/1927 Beale Street blues Alberta Hunter Female vocal solo, with pipe organ lyricist, composer  
Victor BVE-38047 10-in. 5/20/1927 Beale Street blues Fats Waller Pipe organ solo composer  
Victor BVE-38632 10-in. 6/6/1927 Long gone E. J. Derry ; Travis B. Hale Male vocal duet, with banjo and mandolin (self-accompaniment) composer  
Victor BVE-38661 10-in. 6/10/1927 Beale Street blues Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-41343 10-in. 12/7/1927 Memphis blues Ben Pollack Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor CVE-43191 12-in. 3/29/1928 St. Louis blues Waring's Concert Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-43429 10-in. 2/23/1928 St. Louis blues Leroy Smith Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-43935 10-in. 5/1/1928 The St. Louis blues Irene Beasley Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Victor BVE-45562 10-in. 6/6/1928 St. Louis blues Gene Austin Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Victor CVE-47536 12-in. 9/19/1928 Yellow Dog blues Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra Orchestra, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor CVE-49007 12-in. 12/20/1928 St. Louis blues Warren Mills and his Blue Serenaders Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal chorus composer, lyricist  
Victor BVE-49674 10-in. 1/22/1929 Yellow Dog blues Ben's Bad Boys ; Ben Pollack Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-51751 10-in. 5/8/1929 Memphis blues Motion Picture Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-57034 10-in. 10/29/1929 Beale Street blues Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-58590 10-in. 2/19/1930 St. Louis blues Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BVE-59720 10-in. 3/21/1930 St. Louis blues Bennie Paine ; Fats Waller Piano duet composer  
Victor BRC-68942 10-in. 3/27/1931 Loveless love Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys ; Blanche Calloway Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor ABRC-69907 10-in. 6/9/1931 Loveless love Harlem Highlights ; Dave Nelson Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor ABRC-69908 10-in. 6/9/1931 St. Louis blues Harlem Highlights ; Dave Nelson Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BRC-70120 10-in. 7/10/1931 St. Louis blues Manolo Castro ; Havana Yacht Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal chorus composer, lyricist  
Victor BRC-71857 10-in. 2/15/1932 St. Louis blues Rascals ; Hollis Smith Male vocal ensemble, with guitar and piano lyricist, composer  
Victor BRC-72210 10-in. 3/28/1932 St. Louis blues Pauline Alpert PIano solo composer  
Victor BS-74755 10-in. 12/29/1932 St. Louis blues Trini Varela Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-75480 10-in. 4/26/1933 St. Louis blues Louis Armstrong Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-77329 10-in. 12/12/1933 St. Louis blues Jim & Bob Guitar duet (Hawaiian) composer  
Victor PBS-79110 10-in. 3/9/1934 Saint Louis blues Sol K. Bright’s Hollywaiians Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) composer  
Victor BS-83614 10-in. 7/23/1934 The Memphis blues Tom Berwick Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BVE-87718 10-in. 1/27/1935 St. Louis blues Bill Boyd ; Jim Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers Male vocal duet, with string band composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-92232 10-in. 6/10/1935 St. Louis blues Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-92797 10-in. 7/31/1935 Loveless love Little Ramblers ; Fred McElmurry Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-92910 10-in. 8/1/1935 Long gone Willie Bryant Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor PBS-97748 10-in. 8/21/1936 St. Louis blues Benny Goodman Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-99321 10-in. 2/24/1936 Beale Street blues Jesse Ashlock ; Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers String band, with male vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-101895 10-in. 6/2/1936 St. Louis blues Marimba Pan-Americana Marimba band composer  
Victor PBVE-310 10-in. 5/13/1927 St. Louis blues Eddie Peabody Banjo solo composer  
Victor BS-0510 10-in. 9/9/1936 St. Louis blues Willie (Red) Newman Harmonica solo, with guitar and string bass composer  
Victor CS-010345 12-in. 5/26/1937 Beale Street blues Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-013029 10-in. 8/6/1937 St. Louis blues Swing Billies String band composer  
Victor BS-014079 10-in. 9/12/1937 St. Louis blues Marimba "Palma de Oro" Marimba band composer  
Victor BS-014211 10-in. 9/15/1937 St. Louis blues Vernon Geyer Electric organ solo composer  
Victor BS-017702 10-in. 12/10/1937 St. Louis blues Leo Reisman Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-023752 10-in. 6/29/1938 St. Louis blues Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Maxine Sullivan Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-026681 10-in. 8/30/1938 The St. Louis blues Bluebird Military Band Instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BS-037730 10-in. 6/19/1939 Beale Street blues Wingy Manone Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-040957 10-in. 10/12/1939 Aunt Hagar's blues Bob Chester Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-041456 10-in. 9/14/1939 Oh, didn't he ramble Jelly Roll Morton ; New Orleans Jazzmen Jazz/dance band, with talk composer  
Victor PBS-042225 10-in. 11/8/1939 St. Louis blues Hall Johnson Choir Mixed vocal chorus composer  
Victor BS-047055 10-in. 2/13/1940 Boogie woogie on St.Louis blues Earl Hines Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-051226 10-in. 6/4/1940 Make me a pallet on the floor (Atlanta blues) Sidney Bechet and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor PBS-055070 10-in. 9/7/1940 Chantez les bas Artie Shaw Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-057650 10-in. 11/18/1940 St.Louis blues Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Four King Sisters Jazz/dance band, with female vocal quartet composer  
Victor BS-058248 10-in. 12/10/1940 Memphis blues Dinah Shore Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-066125 10-in. 6/23/1941 Memphis blues The Dixieland Jazz Group of NBC's Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street ; Henry Levine Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-066126 10-in. 6/23/1941 Joe Turner blues The Dixieland Jazz Group of NBC's Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street ; Henry Levine Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-066127 10-in. 6/23/1941 St. Louis blues The Dixieland Jazz Group of NBC's Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street ; Lena Horne ; Henry Levine Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-066128 10-in. 6/23/1941 Careless love The Dixieland Jazz Group of NBC's Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street ; Lena Horne ; Henry Levine Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-066142 10-in. 6/25/1941 East St. Louis blues Dixieland Jazz Group of NBC's Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street ; Henry Levine Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-066143 10-in. 6/25/1941 John Henry blues Dixieland Jazz Group of NBC's Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street ; Henry Levine Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-066144 10-in. 6/25/1941 Aunt Hagar's blues Dixieland Jazz Group of NBC's Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street ; Lena Horne ; Henry Levine Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-066145 10-in. 6/25/1941 Beale Street blues The Dixieland Jazz Group of NBC's Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street ; Lena Horne ; Henry Levine Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-071903 10-in. 2/11/1942 St. Louis blues John Kirby Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor D6VB-2117 10-in. 8/26/1946 Beale Street blues Duke Ellington Orchestra Piano solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor D7VB-0521 10-in. 4/24/1947 St. Louis blues Delta Rhythm Boys Male vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor D7VB-2742 10-in. 12/23/1947 St.Louis blues march Tex Beneke ; Tex Beneke Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor D9VB-0151 10-in. 1/26/1949 St. Louis blues Irving Fields Trio Jazz/dance ensemble composer  
Victor D9VB-1267 10-in. 4/11/1949 Careless love Four Tunes Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor BVE-Test-327 10-in. 6/10/1930 St. Louis blues Jane Froman Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer, lyricist  
Victor BVE-Test-1032 10-in. 12/15/1930 St. Louis blues Charles ("Chic") Farmer Male vocal solo, with piano composer, lyricist  
Victor [Trial 1921-10-11-03] 10-in. 10/11/1921 St. Louis blues Four Harmony Kings Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied composer, lyricist  
Columbia 1492 7-in. ca. 1903-Oct. 1905 Oh, didn't he ramble Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with piano composer, lyricist  
Columbia 1492 10-in. ca. 1903 Oh, didn't he ramble Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with piano composer, lyricist  
Columbia 45564 10-in. 4/19/1915 Memphis blues Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 77075 10-in. 5/24/1917 Beale Street blues Prince's Band Band composer  
Columbia 77356 10-in. 9/21/1917 Fuzzy wuzzy rag Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 77359 10-in. 9/21/1917 Preparedness blues Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader, composer  
Columbia 77361 10-in. 9/21/1917 The snaky blues Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 77362 10-in. 9/21/1917 Ole Miss rag Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader, composer  
Columbia 77367 10-in. 9/21/1917 That 'jazz' dance Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 77368 10-in. 9/22/1917 The old town pump Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 77369 10-in. 9/22/1917 Moonlight blues Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 77371 10-in. 9/24/1917 The hooking cow blues Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader, composer  
Columbia 77372 10-in. 9/24/1917 The Coburn blues Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 77373 10-in. 9/24/1917 A bunch of blues Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 77375 10-in. 9/24/1917 Those draftin' blues Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 77376 10-in. 9/24/1917 Sweet child Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader, songwriter  
Columbia 77377 10-in. 9/24/1917 Livery stable blues Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 77379 10-in. 9/25/1917 The Story Book Ball Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 77380 10-in. 9/25/1917 Sweet cookie mine Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 78334 10-in. 3/4/1919 The hesitating blues Adele Rowland Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia 78679 10-in. 9/20/1919 The hesitating blues Art Hickman's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 78695 10-in. 9/25/1919 Yellow dog blues Art Hickman's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 79124 10-in. 4/16/1920 The "St. Louis blues" Marion Harris Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia 79395 10-in. 8/31/1920 Long gone Marion Harris Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 79747 10-in. 3/2/1921 The Memphis blues Marion Harris Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 79748 10-in. 3/2/1921 Beale Street blues Marion Harris Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia 80711 10-in. 12/7/1922 St. Louis blues Ted Lewis Jazz Band Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 80763 10-in. 1/4/1923 The Memphis blues Ted Lewis Jazz Band Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 80916 10-in. 3/29/1923 Aunt Hagar's blues Frank Westphal Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 80970 10-in. 4/16/1923 Aunt Hagar's blues Ted Lewis Jazz Band Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 80979 10-in. 4/19/1923 Beale Street blues Ted Lewis Jazz Band Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 81278 10-in. 10/11/1923 Save your man and satisfy your soul Porter Grainger ; Edna Hicks Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano songwriter  
Columbia 140052 10-in. 9/20/1924 The basement blues Clara Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with clarinet and piano composer  
Columbia 140241 10-in. 1/14/1925 St. Louis blues Bessie Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and organ composer, lyricist  
Columbia 37010 12-in. 7/24/1914 The Memphis blues Prince's Band ; G. Hepburn Wilson Band composer  
Columbia 37439 12-in. 10/21/1915 The hesitation blues Prince's Band Band composer  
Columbia 37476 12-in. 11/20/1915 St. Louis blues Prince's Band ; G. Hepburn Wilson Band composer  
Columbia 48880 12-in. 7/21/1916 Joe Turner blues Prince's Band ; G. Hepburn Wilson Band composer  
Columbia W140423 10-in. 3/10/1925 The St. Louis blues Ferera and Paaluhi Guitar-steel guitar duet (Hawaiian) composer  
Columbia W140586 10-in. 5/6/1925 The Yellow Dog blues Fletcher Henderson’s Hot Six ; Bessie Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance ensemble composer, lyricist  
Columbia W140604 10-in. 5/15/1925 Careless love blues Bessie Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with clarinet, trombone, and piano composer  
Columbia W140626 10-in. 5/26/1925 Careless love blues Bessie Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, trombone, and piano lyricist  
Columbia W141192 10-in. 10/24/1925 Memphis blues Art Gillham Piano solo composer  
Columbia 141546 10-in. 1/22/1926 Memphis blues Honey Duke Ukulele solo composer  
Columbia W142276 10-in. 6/3/1926 The new St. Louis blues Ted Lewis and his Band Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 142316 10-in. 6/18/1926 The St. Louis blues Gus Mulcay Harmonica solo, with piano composer  
Columbia W142541 10-in. 8/19/1926 St. Louis blues Virginia Childs Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar lyricist, composer  
Columbia W143043 10-in. 11/3/1926 The St. Louis blues Daisy Douglas Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with violin and guitar lyricist, composer  
Columbia 143222 10-in. 12/27/1926 Beale Street blues University Six Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W143432 10-in. 3/7/1927 St. Louis blues Sol Hoopii's Novelty Trio Instrumental trio (Hawaiian) composer  
Columbia W143730 10-in. 3/31/1927 Fantasy on St. Louis blues Don Voorhees and his Earl Carroll's Vanities Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W143731 10-in. 3/31/1927 Fantasy on St. Louis blues Don Voorhees and his Earl Carroll's Vanities Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W143769 10-in. 3/26/1927 St. Louis blues Clayton McMichen Violin solo, unaccompanied composer  
Columbia W143997 10-in. 4/21/1927 The Memphis blues Ted Lewis and his Band Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 144136 10-in. 5/12/1927 The St. Louis blues Dixie Stompers Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W144262 10-in. 6/8/1927 Beale Street blues Ted Lewis and his Band Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W146139 10-in. 4/19/1928 Careless love Clarence Cronic Male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W146181 10-in. 4/24/1928 St. Louis blues Barrel-House Pete Piano solo composer  
Columbia W146182 10-in. 4/24/1928 Memphis blues Barrel-House Pete Piano solo composer  
Columbia W146529 10-in. 6/15/1928 The new St. Louis blues Roy Evans Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia W147929 10-in. 2/6/1929 The Yellow Dog blues Nonpareil Trio Male vocal trio, with guitar and piano composer  
Columbia W147993 10-in. 2/5/1929 St. Louis blues Johnny O'Brien Harmonica solo, with guitars composer  
Columbia W148546 10-in. 5/17/1929 Harlem blues Deep River Orchestra ; Willard Robison Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W148547 10-in. 5/17/1929 Beale Street blues Deep River Orchestra ; Willard Robison Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W149722 10-in. 12/13/1929 St. Louis blues Kate Smith Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia W149784 10-in. 1/20/1930 Aunt Hagar's blues Ted Lewis and his Band Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W150482 10-in. 4/18/1930 The Yellow Dog blues Ted Lewis and his Band Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W151293 10-in. 2/9/1931 Beale Street blues Charleston Chasers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Columbia W151979 10-in. 10/29/1931 Careless love Riley Puckett Male vocal solo, with guitar composer  
Columbia W152269 10-in. 8/12/1932 The St. Louis blues Aaron Sisters Female vocal trio, with male vocal quartet lyricist, composer  
Columbia W152284 10-in. 8/17/1932 The newest St. Louis blues Frankie Trumbauer’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble lyricist, composer  
Columbia W98711 12-in. 6/24/1930 St. Louis blues Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W98722 12-in. 10/1/1930 St. Louis blues Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble lyricist, composer  
Columbia 76007 12-in. approximately 1918 St. Louis blues Ciro's Club Coon Orchestra Instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia 28874 10-in. 10/15/1940 St. Louis blues Benny Carter All Star Orchestra ; Billie Holiday Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Columbia 28875 10-in. 10/15/1940 Loveless love Benny Carter All Star Orchestra ; Billie Holiday Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Columbia W365044 10-in. 12/8/1931 St. Louis blues The Three Night Caps Male vocal trio composer, lyricist  
OKeh 458 10-in. ca. Nov. 1918 The St. Louis blues All Star Trio Instrumental trio composer  
OKeh 477 10-in. ca. Nov. 1918 Ole Miss New Orleans Jazz Band Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-7163 10-in. approximately Jan. 1920 Yellow Dog blues Paul Biese’s Novelty Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-7674 10-in. Nov. 1920 The St. Louis blues Palace Trio ; Rudy Wiedoeft Instrumental trio composer  
OKeh S-7751 10-in. Feb. 1921 Beale Street blues Black and White Melody Boys ; Ray Miller Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-7856 10-in. Apr. 1921 Aunt Hagar's children blues Tim Brymn’s Black Devil Four Male vocal quartet composer  
OKeh S-7873 10-in. Apr. 1921 The Memphis blues Black Devil Orchestra ; J. Tim Brymn Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-7982 10-in. June 1921 The hesitating blues Brown and Terry Jazzola Boys Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh 8610 12-in. Mar. 1924 John Henry blues Fiddlin' John Carson Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo composer  
OKeh 9377 10-in. September 1925 St. Louis blues Jimmy Joy ; St. Anthony Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with 2 clarinets composer  
OKeh 9829 10-in. 10/28/1926 Aunt Hagar's blues Scottdale String Band Instrumental trio composer  
OKeh S-70190 10-in. Sept. 1921 Aunt Hagar's children blues Brown and Terry Jazzola Boys Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-70223 10-in. 10/5/1921 The Memphis blues Esther Bigeou Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble composer  
OKeh S-70224 10-in. 10/5/1921 The St. Louis blues Esther Bigeou Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble composer, lyricist  
OKeh S-71150 10-in. January 1923 Aunt Hagar's blues Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer, leader  
OKeh S-71151 10-in. January 1923 Louisville blues Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
OKeh S-71249 10-in. February 1923 Yellow Dog blues Lizzie Miles ; Ricketts' Stars Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble lyricist, composer  
OKeh S-71349 10-in. March 1923 Panama Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
OKeh S-71350 10-in. March 1923 St. Louis blues Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer, leader  
OKeh S-71372 10-in. March 1923 Down hearted blues Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
OKeh S-71373 10-in. March 1923 Mama's got the blues Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
OKeh S-71374 10-in. March 1923 Beale Street blues Esther Bigeou Female vocal solo, with piano lyricist, composer  
OKeh S-71375 10-in. March 1923 The hesitating blues Esther Bigeou Female vocal solo, with piano lyricist, composer  
OKeh S-71391 10-in. April 1923 Joe Turner blues Sara Martin Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
OKeh S-71431 10-in. April 1923 Come home papa blues Handy's Orchestra ; Sara Martin Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band leader  
OKeh S-71432 10-in. April 1923 It takes a long time to get 'em but you can lose 'em overnight Handy's Orchestra ; Sara Martin Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band leader  
OKeh S-71433 10-in. April 1923 Laughin' cryin' blues Handy's Orchestra ; Sara Martin Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band leader  
OKeh S-71468 10-in. April 1923 Sundown blues Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader, composer  
OKeh S-71469 10-in. April 1923 My pillow and me Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
OKeh S-71574 10-in. May 1923 Gulf Coast blues Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
OKeh S-71575 10-in. May 1923 Farewell blues Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
OKeh S-71601 10-in. June 1923 Memphis blues Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader, composer  
OKeh S-71602 10-in. June 1923 Florida blues Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
OKeh S-71712 10-in. August 1923 Atlanta blues Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Sara Martin Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-71720 10-in. August 1923 Ole Miss blues Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer, leader  
OKeh S-71721 10-in. August 1923 Darktown reveille Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer, leader  
OKeh S-71736 10-in. August 1923 Blue gum blues Sara Martin Female vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
OKeh S-72023 10-in. 11/8/1923 Tom Watson special Fiddlin' John Carson Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo composer  
OKeh S-72561 10-in. 5/23/1924 Chicago gouge Broadway Syncopators ; Billy Page Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh W80324 10-in. 1/21/1927 New St. Louis blues Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano composer  
OKeh W80544 10-in. 3/16/1927 Beale Street blues Birmingham Society Serenaders ; Jack Linx Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh W80987 10-in. 6/7/1927 Beale St. blues Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano composer  
OKeh W81820 10-in. 11/14/1927 St. Louis blues Al Bernard Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble composer, lyricist  
OKeh W81884 10-in. 11/27/1927 St. Louis blues Walter Beasley ; Sylvester Weaver Guitar duet composer  
OKeh W82095 10-in. 12/17/1927 St. Louis blues The Three Jacks Instrumental trio composer  
OKeh W400704 10-in. 5/23/1928 St. Louis blues Kalama Quartette Instrumental quartet (Hawaiian) composer  
OKeh W400999 10-in. 7/8/1928 St. Louis blues Charles Anderson Male vocal solo, with piano composer, lyricist  
OKeh W401061 10-in. 8/9/1928 St. Louis blues Emmett Miller Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
OKeh W402285 10-in. 3/12/1929 Careless love Gus Clark ; Theo Clark Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet composer  
OKeh W403495 10-in. 12/13/1929 St. Louis blues Louis Armstrong Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
OKeh W403874 10-in. 3/21/1930 St. Louis blues Seger Ellis Piano solo composer  
OKeh W490016 10-in. 12/13/1929 St. Louis blues Louis Armstrong Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 5523 10-in. approximately May 1921 Memphis blues Al Bernard ; Carl Fenton’s Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 9812 10-in. approximately Feb. 1923 St. Louis blues Marion Harris ; Benny Krueger Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and saxophone solo lyricist, composer  
Brunswick 4603-4605 10-in. approximately Nov. 1920 Beale Street blues Al Bernard Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Brunswick 4606-4608 10-in. approximately Nov. 1920 St. Louis blues Al Bernard Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Brunswick 9130-9132 10-in. approximately Nov. 1922 Aunt Hagar's children blues Isham Jones Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 9791-9793 10-in. approximately Jan. 1923 Memphis blues Isham Jones Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E27656 10-in. 6/6/1928 Long gone Richard Brooks ; Rueben Puckett Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar composer  
Brunswick E27771 10-in. 6/25/1928 Yellow Dog blues Duke Ellington Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E28186 10-in. 9/10/1928 Aunt Hagar’s blues Dixie Syncopators ; King Oliver Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E29241 10-in. 2/11/1929 St. Louis blues Scrappy Lambert Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E29579 10-in. 4/5/1929 Memphis blues The Original Memphis Five Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E29580 10-in. 4/5/1929 Beale Street blues The Original Memphis Five Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E29861 10-in. 5/17/1929 San Luis Los Castilians Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E29947 10-in. 5/24/1929 St. Louis blues Jack Winn and his Dallas Dandies [Irving Mills' Hotsy Totsy Gang] Jazz/dance band, with vocal composer, lyricist  
Brunswick XE30927 12-in. 9/12/1929 Brunswick brevities program I, [part unknown] Brunswick Salon Orchestra ; Louis Katzman ; Dick Robertson Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E31028 10-in. 10/14/1929 San Luis blues Pilar Arcos ; Los Castilians Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick XE31972 12-in. 1/24/1930 Brunswick brevities [program and part unknown] Brunswick Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E33355 10-in. 7/24/1930 St. Louis blues Jungle Band [Cab Calloway Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E36035 10-in. 2/6/1931 Loveless love Seger Ellis Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E36085 10-in. 2/17/1931 Loveless love Seger Ellis Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E36122 10-in. 2/24/1931 Loveless love Noble Sissle Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E36211 10-in. 3/3/1931 St. Louis blues Frank Ferera’s Trio 2 guitars and ukulele composer  
Brunswick E36474 10-in. 4/15/1931 Loveless love Chocolate Dandies [King Oliver Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E36644 10-in. 4/21/1931 The basement blues (Low-downer than any low-down blues) Noble Sissle Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E37269 10-in. 10/22/1931 Beale Street blues All Star Orchestra ; Eddie Lang ; Joe Venuti Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E4220-E4221 10-in. 12/10/1926 St. Louis blues Lester McFarland Male vocal solo, with guitar composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E4939-E4940 10-in. 5/7/1927 The St. Louis blues Alex Jackson's Plantation Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E6667-E6668 10-in. 10/14/1927 Aunt Hagar’s blues Dixie Syncopators ; King Oliver Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E7174-E7175 10-in. 2/25/1928 Aunt Hagar’s blues Dixie Syncopators ; King Oliver Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E18338-E18340 10-in. 3/10/1926 The St. Louis blues George Hamilton Green Xylophone solo, with piano composer  
Brunswick E18341-E18343 10-in. 3/10/1926 Yellow Dog blues George Hamilton Green Xylophone solo, with piano composer  
Brunswick E22629-E22631 10-in. 4/25/1927 St. Louis blues Al Bernard Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E22632-E22634 10-in. 4/25/1927 Beale Street blues Al Bernard Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist, composer  
Brunswick E22870-E22872 10-in. 5/2/1927 Memphis blues Al Bernard ; Carl Fenton’s Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E22992-E22993 10-in. 5/5/1927 The St. Louis blues Lew White Organ solo composer  
Brunswick E22994-E22995 10-in. 5/5/1927 The Memphis blues Lew White Organ solo composer  
Brunswick XE27194-XE27195 12-in. 3/29/1928 St. Louis blues Casa Lopez Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick XE31688-XE31689 12-in. Dec. 1929 Beale Street blues Colonial Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) lyricist, composer  
Brunswick IND646 10-in. 6/21/1928 Careless love blues Lulu Jackson Female vocal solo, with guitar composer  
Brunswick C1858 10-in. 4/2/1928 St. Louis blues Sid Williams Piano solo composer  
Brunswick C2431 10-in. 10/10/1928 Who was the husband of Aunt Jemina? Elder George Comic sermon, with concertina composer  
Brunswick C3005 10-in. 2/26/1929 St. Louis blues Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick C5361 10-in. Feb. 1930 St Louis blues Lee Sims Piano solo, with trumpet composer  
Brunswick C5362 10-in. Feb. 1930 St Louis blues Lee Sims Piano solo, with trumpet composer  
Brunswick C5737 10-in. May 1930 Yellow Dog blues Paul Estabrook Piano solo composer  
Brunswick C5739 10-in. May 1930 Beale Street blues Paul Estabrook Piano solo composer  
Brunswick C598-C599 10-in. 9/9/1926 New St. Louis blues Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick C779-C780 10-in. 4/21/1927 The new St. Louis blues Johnny Dodds Clarinet solo, with piano and guitar composer  
Brunswick C1242-C1243 10-in. 10/7/1927 Joe Turner blues Black Bottom Stompers ; Johnny Dodds Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick LAE6 10-in. Dec. 1927 St. Louis blues Sonny Clay Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick LAE121 10-in. Mar. 1928 Yellow Dog blues David Burrows ; Johnny Noble's Hawaiians Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian), with steel guitar solo, Hawaiian guitars, and ukulele composer  
Brunswick LAE248 10-in. 8/18/1928 St. Louis blues Randolph’s Royal Hawaiians Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) composer  
Brunswick [Br cat 16385-a] 10-in. approximately Aug. 1931 St. Louis blues Dixie Serenaders [Sonny Clay Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with vocal composer, lyricist  
Brunswick A107-A109 10-in. 5/15/1924 Beale Street blues Cinderella Roof Orchestra ; Herb Wiedoeft Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick K121 10-in. 8/27/1929 Yellow Dog blues Wise String Orchestra Instrumental trio composer  
Brunswick MEM805 10-in. Feb. 1930 St. Louis blues Jim Jackson Male vocal solo, with guitar composer, lyricist  
Brunswick DAL133 10-in. 9/23/1935 St Louis blues Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal duet composer, lyricist  
Brunswick DAL235 10-in. 6/9/1937 The new St. Louis blues Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Brunswick BX11263 12-in. 2/11/1932 St.-Louis blues Bing Crosby ; Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Edison 4293 10-in. 11/24/1915 The Memphis blues Band (unidentified; Edison Records) Band composer  
Edison 4449 10-in. 1/28/1916 The Memphis blues National Promenade Band Band composer  
Edison 6545 10-in. 1/3/1919 The St. Louis blues All Star Trio Instrumental trio composer  
Edison 6673 10-in. 3/18/1919 Beale Street blues Al Bernard Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Edison 7000 10-in. 11/1/1919 St. Louis blues Al Bernard Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Edison 7103 10-in. 1/9/1920 Yellow Dog blues Harry Raderman's Jazz Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 7717 10-in. 1/4/1921 Loveless love Ernest Hare Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison 9167 10-in. 9/20/1923 Darktown reveille Jazz-O-Harmonists Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 10561 10-in. 9/4/1925 The St. Louis blues Ferera and Paaluhi Steel guitar duet composer  
Edison 10854 10-in. 2/26/1926 Memphis blues Johnny Marvin Ukulele solo, with instrumental imitations composer  
Edison 18042 10-in. 11/18/1927 St. Louis blues Palais D'Or Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 18424 10-in. 4/20/1928 The St. Louis blues Palais D'Or Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 18438 10-in. 4/24/1928 Careless love Dixie Mountaineers ; Ernest V. Stoneman Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Edison 18617 10-in. 7/16/1928 The Memphis blues Will Donaldson ; Jack Parker ; Variety Players Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 18764 10-in. 9/26/1928 St. Louis blues Will Donaldson ; J. Donald Parker Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison N-215 10-in. 4/24/1928 Careless love Dixie Mountaineers ; Ernest V. Stoneman Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Edison N-329 10-in. 7/16/1928 The Memphis blues Will Donaldson ; Jack Parker ; Variety Players Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band composer  
Edison N-466 10-in. 9/26/1928 St. Louis blues Will Donaldson ; J. Donald Parker Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Gramophone 0B5906 10-in. 2/20/1934 St. Louis blues Paul Robeson Bass vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Gramophone 0EA6505 10-in. June 1938 St. Louis blues Reginald Foresythe ; Arthur Young Piano duet composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL431 10-in. 5/6/1927 The new St. Louis blues Jean Wiener Piano solo composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL4285 10-in. 4/8/1933 Haunting blues Clément Doucet Piano solo composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL7360 10-in. 11/5/1940 Saint-Louis blues Gus Viseur Orchestre ; Gus Viseur Accordion solo, with orchestra composer  

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Handy, W. C.," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101964.

Handy, W. C.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101964.

"Handy, W. C.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

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