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... William Christopher Handy was born on November 16, 1873 in a small log cabin in Florence, Alabama, to the family of former slaves. Handy died 84 years later in New York City on March 28, 1958. His hometown of Florence, Alabama has paid tribute to Handy, also known as “Father of the Blues,” by the week-long “W. ... Handy Music Festival. ...
Blues founder Handy was first exposed to music at his home church of Greater Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal. ... (Monkeyshines)
Handy left home at the age of 15 years to work in a traveling minstrel show, but soon returned due to lack of money. ... In 1903, 30-years-old, Handy lost his eyesight but that did not stop him from conducting his own orchestra from 1903 until 1921.
Approximate Word count = 596
Approximate Pages = 2.4
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