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W. C. Handy

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W. C. Handy

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Auction Date:2011 Apr 13 @ 19:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Pioneering African-American musician (1873–1958), known as the ‘Father of the Blues,’ who wrote such hits as ‘Memphis Blues’ and ‘St. Louis Blues.’ TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc letterhead, May 15, 1943. Letter to an admirer. In part: “You will find under another cover an autographed photo and an autographed copy of Saint Louis Blues with the skyline of that city as it was in 1872…I am closing my engagement with the Billy Rose Diamond Horseshoe show where I have appeared for about ten months, although the show might run another year…I am going to try to make a trip to the Pacific Coast this year…I think such a trip would mean much to my business, and also would give me the urge to try for another composition like the Saint Louis Blues.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, old tape remnants to edges, and scattered toning, soiling, and wrinkling.