W. C. Handy (composer)

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Also known as: Handy, William Christopher

Matrix No.
First Recording Date
Title
Primary Performer
Description
 
B-15065 7/15/1914 The Memphis blues
Victor Military Band
Band
B-15244 10/2/1914 The Memphis blues
Morton Harvey
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
B-18495 10/10/1916 'Joe Turner blues' medley
Victor Military Band
Band
B-20505 8/13/1917 Beale Street blues
Earl Fuller's Famous Jazz Band
Jazz/dance band
 
B-22728 3/6/1919 Hooking cow blues
Frantzen's Society Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
 
B-23276 9/25/1919 Yellow dog blues
Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
 
B-23282 10/1/1919 Yellow dog blues
Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
B-25073 5/3/1921 St. Louis blues
Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Jazz/dance band
 
B-25412 5/25/1921 St. Louis blues
Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
B-26266 3/22/1922 Memphis blues
Ross Gorman ; The Virginians
Jazz/dance band
B-27446 2/1/1923 Aunt Hagar's blues
Ross Gorman ; The Virginians
Jazz/dance band
B-30326 6/26/1924 Beale Street blues
George Olsen and his Music
Jazz/dance band
BVE-35251 3/29/1926 St. Louis blues
Paul Whiteman Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
 
BVE-36773 11/17/1926 St. Louis blues
Fats Waller
Pipe organ solo
 
BVE-37103 12/6/1926 Memphis blues
Johnny Marvin
Male vocal solo, with guitar and ukulele
 
BVE-37359 1/14/1927 Loveless love
Fats Waller
Pipe organ solo
 
BVE-37360 1/14/1927 Harlem blues
Fats Waller
Pipe organ solo
 
BVE-37788 2/16/1927 Ever after on
Edna Winston
Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet
 
BVE-38046 5/20/1927 Beale Street blues
Alberta Hunter
Female vocal solo, with pipe organ
 
BVE-38047 5/20/1927 Beale Street blues
Fats Waller
Pipe organ solo
 
BVE-38632 6/6/1927 Long gone
E. J. Derry ; Travis B. Hale
Male vocal duet, with banjo and mandolin (self-accompaniment)
 
BVE-38661 6/10/1927 Beale Street blues
Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers
Jazz/dance band
 
BVE-41343 12/7/1927 Memphis blues
Ben Pollack Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
 
CVE-43191 3/29/1928 St. Louis blues
Waring's Concert Orchestra
Orchestra
 
BVE-43429 2/23/1928 St. Louis blues
Leroy Smith Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
 
BVE-43935 5/1/1928 The St. Louis blues
Irene Beasley
Female vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-45562 6/6/1928 St. Louis blues
Gene Austin
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
CVE-47536 9/19/1928 Yellow dog blues
Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra
Orchestra, with male vocal solo
 
CVE-49007 12/20/1928 St. Louis blues
Warren Mills and his Blue Serenaders
Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal chorus
 
BVE-49674 1/22/1929 Yellow dog blues
Ben's Bad Boys ; Ben Pollack
Jazz/dance band
 
BVE-51751 5/8/1929 Memphis blues
Motion Picture Orchestra
Orchestra
 
BVE-57034 10/29/1929 Beale Street blues
Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes
Jazz/dance band
 
BVE-58590 2/19/1930 St. Louis blues
Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-59720 3/21/1930 St. Louis blues
Bennie Paine ; Fats Waller
Piano duet
 
PBVE-310 5/13/1927 St. Louis blues
Eddie Peabody
Banjo solo
 
BVE-Test-327 6/10/1930 St. Louis blues
Jane Froman
Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble