After leading Mahara's Minstrels, he taught at Huntsville's Agricultural and Mechanical College before forming his own orchestra, with whom he had hits like Yellow Dog, Beale Street, and Joe Turner.
His first big hit was written in 1909 in support of E. H. Crump's mayoral campaign. After leading Mahara's Minstrels, he taught at Huntsville's Agricultural and Mechanical College before forming his own orchestra, with whom he had hits like Yellow Dog, Beale Street, and Joe Turner. FTP, name this American composer, whose most famous songs are named for the cities of Saint Louis and Memphis, best known as the "father of the blues."
His first big hit was written in 1909 in support of E. H. Crump's mayoral campaign.
William Christopher Handy