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William Christopher Handy's "Memphis Blues" Was Published


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'The Memphis Blues'

Here is the sheet music to Handy's first hit, "The Memphis Blues"

CREDIT: Handy, W. C. (William Christopher). "The Memphis Blues." New York, New York, Theron C. Bennett, 1913. Historic American Sheet Music 1850-1920 (from Duke University), Library of Congress.



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