William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 – March 28, 1958) was a blues composer and musician, often known as the "Father of the Blues". Handy remains among the most influential of American songwriters. Though he was one of many musicians who played the distinctively American form of music known as the blues, he is credited with giving it its contemporary form.

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  • William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 – March 28, 1958) was a blues composer and musician, often known as the "Father of the Blues". Handy remains among the most influential of American songwriters. Though he was one of many musicians who played the distinctively American form of music known as the blues, he is credited with giving it its contemporary form. While Handy was not the first to publish music in the blues form, he took the blues from a not very well-known regional music style to one of the dominant forces in American music. Handy was an educated musician who used folk material in his compositions. He was scrupulous in documenting the sources of his works, which frequently combined stylistic influences from several performers. He loved this folk musical form and brought his own transforming touch to it.
  • W. C. Handy, eigentlich William Christopher Handy, war ein US-amerikanischer Blues-Komponist, Trompeter und Bandleader. Vielfach wird er als der Vater des Blues bezeichnet.
  • William Christopher Handy fue un compositor y músico de blues, conocido como "The Father of the Blues" (el padre del blues). W. C. Handy está considerado entre los compositores más influyentes de los Estados Unidos. Aunque es uno de los muchos músicos que tocó el estilo de música que es distintivo del país, el blues, se trata del músico que le confirió su forma contemporánea no solo porque era capaz de escribir su música para ser publicada y, por tanto, para perdurar, sino por sus ritmos sincopados, un estilo único de su música. Aunque no fue el primero en publicar música bajo la forma de blues, sí fue el primero que lo recogió del Delta siendo un estilo regional no muy conocido y lo convirtió en una de las fuerzas dominantes de la música americana. Handy fue un músico cultivado que utilizó materiales folclóricos en sus composiciones. Fue escrupuloso a la hora de documentar las fuentes de sus obras, en las que combinaba frecuentemente influencias estilísticas provenientes de distintos intérpretes.
  • William Christopher Handy oli yhdysvaltalainen bluessäveltäjä ja -muusikko. Hardyä pidetään yhtenä vaikutusvaltaisimmista amerikkalaisista lauluntekijöistä ja häntä kutsutaan (ja hän kutsui itseään) usein "bluesin isäksi" ("Father of the Blues"). Handy ei ollut ensimmäinen joka julkaisi musiikkia bluesin muodossa, mutta hän toi bluesin paikallisesti suositun musiikkilajin Mississippi Deltalta kansalliseen tietoisuuteen. Hän oli koulutettu mies, joka hyödynsi paljon kansanmusiikkia omissa sävellyksissään.
  • William Christopher Handy était un musicien et compositeur de blues américain souvent considéré comme "the Father of the Blues" (le père du blues).
  • William Christopher Handy was een Amerikaanse bluesmusicus.
  • William Christopher «W. C. » Handy var en amerikansk blues- og jazzmusiker, ofte benevnt «The father of blues» for sine kjente komposisjoner. Handy lærte seg gitar- og kornett-spill, tok lærer-eksamen i Birmingham (1892) og etablerte sin egen «Lauzetta Quartet» (1893-96). I St. Louis medvirket han i «Mahara's Minstrels» (1896-1900) som turnerte bl.a. Cuba. Handy arbeidet som lærer i Normal, Alabama (1900-03), hvorpå han ble med i «Knights of Pythias» i Clarksdale, Mississippi (1903-09) før han flyttet til Memphis, Tennessee. Han gikk over til komposisjon og publiserte Memphis blues (1912) som av Vernon Castle og Irene Castle ble basis for foxtrot, samt St. Louis Blues (1914). På Broadway etablerte Handy forlaget «Handy Brothers Music» (1918). Han ga ut bøkene Blues: An anthology. Complete words and music of 53 songs (1926), Negro authors and composers of the United States (1935), selvbiografien Father of the Blues (1941) og Unsung american sing (1944). Etter synstap (1943) og slag (1955), døde han av lungebetennelse (1958). Over 150.000 sies å ha bivånet gravferden.
  • William Christopher Handy Nascido em: Florence, 16 de novembro de 1873 Falecido em: Nova Iorque, 28 de março de 1958 Foi um compositor, produtor e músico estadunidense. Até hoje, ainda considerado o pai do Blues. Filho de ex-escravos, Handy saiu de casa ainda adolescente, viajando de cidade em cidade, dando aulas de músicas por onde passava, até se estabilizar em Memphis, Tennessee, onde mais tarde, ao lado de Harry Pace, fundou uma distribuidora fonográfica. Trabalhando em Memphis, compôs "Memphis Blues" (publicada em 1912), "The St. Louis Blues" (1914) e muitas outras canções que incorporaram instrumentação do jazz com a contagem de tempo do ragtime e do tango dentro do compasso do blues. Em 1918, mudou-se para Nova Iorque onde continuou a trabalhar como compositor e arranjador para filmes, rádio e produções da Broadway.
  • William Christopher Handy, född 16 november 1873 i Florence, Alabama, död 28 mars 1958 i New York City, New York, var en amerikansk kornettist, sångare och blueskompositör, känd som the Father of the Blues.
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  • William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 – March 28, 1958) was a blues composer and musician, often known as the "Father of the Blues". Handy remains among the most influential of American songwriters. Though he was one of many musicians who played the distinctively American form of music known as the blues, he is credited with giving it its contemporary form.
  • W. C. Handy, eigentlich William Christopher Handy, war ein US-amerikanischer Blues-Komponist, Trompeter und Bandleader. Vielfach wird er als der Vater des Blues bezeichnet.
  • William Christopher Handy fue un compositor y músico de blues, conocido como "The Father of the Blues" (el padre del blues). W. C. Handy está considerado entre los compositores más influyentes de los Estados Unidos.
  • William Christopher Handy oli yhdysvaltalainen bluessäveltäjä ja -muusikko. Hardyä pidetään yhtenä vaikutusvaltaisimmista amerikkalaisista lauluntekijöistä ja häntä kutsutaan (ja hän kutsui itseään) usein "bluesin isäksi" ("Father of the Blues"). Handy ei ollut ensimmäinen joka julkaisi musiikkia bluesin muodossa, mutta hän toi bluesin paikallisesti suositun musiikkilajin Mississippi Deltalta kansalliseen tietoisuuteen.
  • William Christopher Handy était un musicien et compositeur de blues américain souvent considéré comme "the Father of the Blues" (le père du blues).
  • William Christopher Handy was een Amerikaanse bluesmusicus.
  • William Christopher «W. C. » Handy var en amerikansk blues- og jazzmusiker, ofte benevnt «The father of blues» for sine kjente komposisjoner. Handy lærte seg gitar- og kornett-spill, tok lærer-eksamen i Birmingham (1892) og etablerte sin egen «Lauzetta Quartet» (1893-96). I St. Louis medvirket han i «Mahara's Minstrels» (1896-1900) som turnerte bl.a. Cuba.
  • William Christopher Handy Nascido em: Florence, 16 de novembro de 1873 Falecido em: Nova Iorque, 28 de março de 1958 Foi um compositor, produtor e músico estadunidense. Até hoje, ainda considerado o pai do Blues. Filho de ex-escravos, Handy saiu de casa ainda adolescente, viajando de cidade em cidade, dando aulas de músicas por onde passava, até se estabilizar em Memphis, Tennessee, onde mais tarde, ao lado de Harry Pace, fundou uma distribuidora fonográfica.
  • William Christopher Handy, född 16 november 1873 i Florence, Alabama, död 28 mars 1958 i New York City, New York, var en amerikansk kornettist, sångare och blueskompositör, känd som the Father of the Blues.
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