W.C. Handy
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Character Key:
Display Name:
W.C. Handy
Sort Name:
Handy, W.C.
Race:
Black
Gender:
Male
Class:
Free Black
Rank:
Minor
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Other
Specific Job:
Composer|Musician
First Mentioned:
Date of Birth:
Sunday, November 16, 1873
Origin:
Memphis
Biography:
The famous band leader and composer "from Beale Street in Memphis" W.C. Handy provides the music for the Cotillion Ball (76). The novel calls him "Professor Handy" (76); another title for him, the one he gave himself, was 'Father of the Blues."
Ontological Status:
Historical/Real
Individual or Group:
Individual
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