3 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
3 records matching
W.C. Handy, the American blues pioneer and composer, performing 'Moonlight blues' and 'Bunch of blues' on Columbia A-series, recorded in the 1920s acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia A2418 Jazz
W. C. Handy, the composer and pioneering blues bandleader, performing 'Hooking Cow Blues' and 'Ole Miss Rag' on Columbia. These are likely his own compositions or arrangements; Handy's recordings are historically important to early jazz and blues history.AI summary
Columbia A2420 Jazz
W. C. Handy, known as the Father of the Blues, composed 'St Louis Blues', one of the most influential songs in American popular music; this Philips pressing is a later reissue rather than an original period recording.AI summary
Philips 81 Jazz