W. C. Handy - 1873~1958
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Markerman62
N 34° 12.070 W 090° 34.320
15S E 723715 N 3787126
Located at Issaquena Avenue and Blues Alley, Clarksdale
Waymark Code: WM13GDB
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 12/08/2020
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"Father of the Blues" composer and family lived at this site 1903-05. In Clarksdale Handy was influenced by Delta blues which he collected and later published as well as his own famous and influential music.
Date Installed:: 1981
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Department of Archives and History
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