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Auction History Result 9s0764 W.C. HANDY signed 8x10 photo 1956 African American composer nicknamed Father of the Blues! Date Sold 9/5/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Autographed 8" x 10" [20 x 25 cm] Photo (Learn More) W.C. Handy (also known as William Christopher Handy) was a black African American composer and musician from the 1890s to the 1950s. He referred to himself as the Father of the Blues, and 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 the first to publish music in the blues form, thereby taking the blues from a regional music style with a limited audience to a new level of popularity. He composed the song "Saint Louis Blues" (both the words and music) and was used in the 1941 Paramount movie of the same name starring Dorothy Lamour. He passed away in 1958 at the age of 84. Important Added Info: Note that this photo has been personally autographed (signed) by W.C. Handy! Our consignor is a longtime dealer who acquired this signed item among many other purchases in his inventory, and he does not have a certificate of authenticity, but we believe the signature to likely be authentic. As is true of all the signed items we are currently auctioning, we give every buyer 30 days in which to review what they purchased and they can return any item as long as it is within 30 days of the end of the auction. On non-signed items, we give a "lifetime guarantee" on everything we auction, but on signed items, we give the above modified guarantee of 30 days after the auction closes. Condition: good. There are some brown stains scattered throughout the photo, and some green paint stains in the left blank corners. Learn More about condition grades 
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