The African-American composer W.C. Handy (1873 -- 1958) is best-known for his iconic "St. Louis Blues". In 1926, Handy, the "father of the blues' wrote his "Blues: An Anthology" which became the ... Read More
W.C. Handy has a gift for weaving a story. He is very well spoken in this autobiography, and at times, I felt as though I were reading letters that he wrote just to me. He's that intimate with the ... Read More