W.C. Handy's Orchestra

W.C. Handy's Orchestra Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 – March 28, 1958) was an American composer and musician who referred to himself as the Father of the Blues. He was one of the most influential songwriters in the United States. One of many musicians who played the distinctively American blues music, Handy did not create the blues genre but was one of the first to publish music in the blues form, thereby taking the blues from a regional music style (Delta blues)... [more on Wikipedia]

W.C. Handy's Orchestra began charting in 1918 with Livery Stable Blues.The artist placed 2 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 2 of which reached the Top‑10.

Top songs: #1: Livery Stable Blues - #2: St. Louis Blues
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  1918
Livery Stable Blues
1.
02/1918
#1  Livery Stable Blues
W.C. Handy's Orchestra greentick

190 pts
7
US
[Columbia 2419]
written by Ray Lopez & Alcide Nunez
  1923
St. Louis Blues
2.
11/1923
#2  St. Louis Blues
W.C. Handy's Orchestra greentick

165 pts
9
US
[Okeh 4896]
written by William Christopher Handy

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