Father of the blues : an autobiography / Edited by Arna Bontemps, with a foreword by Abbe Niles.
TITLE:
Father of the blues : an autobiography / Edited by Arna Bontemps, with a foreword by Abbe Niles.
Publication Date:
1970, 1941
Publication Information:
New York : Collier Books,
Physical Description:
xvi, 333 p. : ill.
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Summary:
In Father of the Blues, Handy presents his own story: a vivid picture of American life now vanished. W. C. Handy (1873–1958) was a sensitive child who loved nature and music; but not until he had won a reputation did his father, a preacher of stern Calvinist faith, forgive him for following the "devilish" calling of black music and theater.
Language:
English
ISBN:
[n/a]
General Note:
"Compositions, arrangements, and books by W.C. Handy"
