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W. C. Handy
real name William Christopher Handy
W. C. Handy is credited on 8,558 releases across 2,422 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
8,558
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2,422
Albums
8
Decades active
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Biography
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American blues composer and musician, born 16 November 1873, Florence, Alabama, died 29 March 1958, New York City, New York, USA.
Among the most influential American songwriters, Handy was widely known as the "Father of the Blues".
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Credited work
8,558 releases · 2,422 albums · active 1950–2026
- Performance · 10,275
- Other credits · 131
- Production · 1
Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Carnegie Hall · Mississippi River Festival · RCA Studios, New York
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Time Out
1959
Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music
1962
New Orleans' Sweet Emma And Her Preservation Hall Jazz Band
1964
At Carnegie Hall
1963
Kill Bill Vol. 2 (Original Soundtrack)
2004
Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy
1954
Shake Some Action
1976
Art Pepper + Eleven (Modern Jazz Classics)
1960
Blind Joe Death
1959
The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz
1973
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers And Hart Song Book
1956
Careless Love
2004
Glenn Miller Plays Selections From "The Glenn Miller Story" And Other Hits
1956
Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack
1981
The Cat
1964
God Bless The Child
1972
Remember How Great...?
1961
Hooked On Swing
1982
Dave Brubeck's All-Time Greatest Hits
1974
Glenn Miller - A Memorial 1944-1969
1969
Blues & Ballads
1960
This Is The Big Band Era
1971
Piano Starts Here
1968
Break-Through - An Introduction To Studio Two Stereo
1967
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