Before Rosa Parks, there was another Rosa Parks, a Memphian named Ida B Wells. Wells was a school teacher - turned journalist - turned activist. Predictably her anti-lynching articles, and speeches enraged southern whites. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on this Special Rabbit Hole Edition of AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

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He fought in WWI, championed civil rights throughout the twentieth century, became a celebrated author, and adviser to Dr. Martin Luther King. Yet few people know his name. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

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Learn how the lives of Lt. Lee and Handy intersect Episode 6

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Founded by Chester Pond, the Yazoo & Delta Railway began service in 1897, running from Ruleville, Mississippi - population 336, to an empty spot in the middle of the delta. So why would a tiny town need it’s own railroad? And why was it called the Dog? We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

We’d love for you to subscribe. You know what to do… & thank you! BONUS EXTRAS Learn how the stories of Chester Pond and W.C. Handy intersect here. Blues Alley Podcast - Episode 1 https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/wc-handy-the-founding-father-of-american-music-ep-6-%e2%80%93-they-re-more-than-songs/ For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources

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Broadway bound, Handy faced a whole new set of problems. We’ll tell you the rest of his amazing story on this episode of AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

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BONUS EXTRAS SAINT LOUIS BLUES

LISTEN TO - “Saint Louis Blues” The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy Performed by Jim Holthouser https://open.spotify.com/track/6kYXxg36AF10npniBs84fp?si=mnb0PM_ITX64cuxx64-vnw

LISTEN TO – The Victor Military Band’s rendition of “St Louis Blues” https://youtu.be/ZGqBmlZR3dc WATCH Bessie Smith sing “St Louis Blues” from the movie “St Louis Blues” https://youtu.be/5Bo3f_9hLkQ

WATCH W.C. Handy perform “St Louis Blues” Live on Ed Sullivan’s Toast of the Town TV show in 1949 https://youtu.be/EkOcO5HXbk8

BEALE STREET BLUES LISTEN TO - “Beale Street Blues” The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy Performed by Jim Holthouser https://open.spotify.com/track/0ynNOln1sjJynwSx8O1Rv2?si=2defxLCzRRGBsl9CyjazTw

LISTEN TO Louis Armstrong’s version of “Beale Street Blues” https://youtu.be/MKnAub5-LNE

LISTEN TO Marion Harris The Jazz Vampire’s recording of “Beale Street Blues” https://youtu.be/tf9A0vAUTE0 LISTEN TO Nat King Cole’s recording of “Beale Street Blues” https://youtu.be/Zg5i6OvOJWY

WATCH Bessie Smith’s version of Eddie Green’s “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” https://youtu.be/lfKqZWyLRqU

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Handy had a hit… but could he write another? And, why was he still playing gigs for six dollars a night? We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

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BONUS EXTRAS SAINT LOUIS BLUES

LISTEN TO - “Saint Louis Blues” The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy Performed by Jim Holthouser https://open.spotify.com/track/6kYXxg36AF10npniBs84fp?si=mnb0PM_ITX64cuxx64-vnw WATCH Jim Holthouser and Joyce Cobb perform “St Louis Blues – From Studio to Stage” https://youtu.be/wQmGjDJi0Bg

LISTEN TO – The Victor Military Band’s rendition of “St Louis Blues” https://youtu.be/ZGqBmlZR3dc WATCH Bessie Smith sing “St Louis Blues” https://youtu.be/5Bo3f_9hLkQ BEALE STREET BLUES LISTEN TO - “Beale Street Blues” The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy Performed by Jim Holthouser https://open.spotify.com/track/0ynNOln1sjJynwSx8O1Rv2?si=2defxLCzRRGBsl9CyjazTw

LISTEN TO Louis Armstrong’s version of “Beale Street Blues” https://youtu.be/MKnAub5-LNE

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Handy had written a hit in Memphis Blues, but could he keep it? There’s a fine line between business and theft in Jim Crow Memphis. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

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BONUS EXTRAS

LISTEN TO - “The Memphis Blues” The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy Performed by Jim Holthouser

https://open.spotify.com/track/1nhojmceSM3NgSQk87iwu2?si=YovL1hhCRDmT1TXO6lqDGA

LISTEN TO - James Reese Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters play “The Memphis Blues” https://youtu.be/pJPztEjzf6s

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Department stores are a waning institution in 21st century American culture. But, without them there might not be American music at all. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

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BONUS EXTRAS VIEW - Handy's Ad for the Memphis Commercial Appeal September 28th, 1912 https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources

LISTEN TO - “The Memphis Blues” The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy Performed by Jim Holthouser https://open.spotify.com/track/1nhojmceSM3NgSQk87iwu2?si=YovL1hhCRDmT1TXO6lqDGA

LISTEN TO - James Rees Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters play “The Memphis Blues” https://youtu.be/pJPztEjzf6s

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Just like the legendary crossroad in the Mississippi delta, the corner of Main Street and Madison Avenue in Memphis, TN, is its own kind of crossroad. It’s also one of the most important places in the history of American music. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

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BONUS EXTRAS

LISTEN TO - “The Memphis Blues” The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy Performed by Jim Holthouser

https://open.spotify.com/track/1nhojmceSM3NgSQk87iwu2?si=YovL1hhCRDmT1TXO6lqDGA

LISTEN TO – W.C. Handy sing the original lyrics to “Mister Crump” https://youtu.be/HoNYhsHVHqQ LISTEN TO - James Rees Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters play “The Memphis Blues” https://youtu.be/pJPztEjzf6s

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