WC Handy

AMoonlight blues
BBunch of blues

Label: Columbia
Catalogue number: A2418
Genre: Jazz
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #5575

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.

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