Box 1

Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to Ted Livingston’s account of the origin of the “St. Louis Blues”

Scope and Contents From the File:

Correspondence relating to Ted Livingston’s account of the origin of the “St. Louis Blues”

Scope and Contents From the File:

Correspondence relating to Ted Livingston’s account of the origin of the “St. Louis Blues”

Scope and Contents From the File:

Correspondence relating to Ted Livingston’s account of the origin of the “St. Louis Blues”

Scope and Contents From the File:

Correspondence relating to Ted Livingston’s account of the origin of the “St. Louis Blues”

Scope and Contents

Drafts with manuscript corrections and final print version of Ted Livingston’s “St Louis Blues.” Includes one [First Draft], and two Second Drafts with corrections in the hand of Handy and Livingston (?), a recording history of the “St. Louis Blues” and other Handy songs, and two copies of the final print version of the piece, one numbered “9” and other “13.”

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of manuscripts and other items from the library of American Society of Composers and Publishers (ASCAP) editor Ted Livingston relating to W.C. Handy (1873-1958). Handy had a major influence on 20th century American popular music by being the first to translate the blues into a compositional form. His “Memphis Blues” (1912) was the first blues to be published and printed. His “St. Louis Blues” achieved great success and is one of the most recorded songs ever written....

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News clippings (originals and copies) relating to a review in The New York Times of Handy’s autobiography (July 21, 1943); Handy’s accident in November 1943 and visit by Duke Ellington; his marriage to Irma Louise Logan (January 1, 1954); original of The Handy News (1956-1957); and a “Eulogy to William C. Handy” by Paul Cunningham, ASCAP President (April 12, 1958).

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Lazarus A. Aaronson’s “I See Tho My Eyes Are Closed, dedicated to W. C. Handy” (New York: Handy Brothers Music Co., Inc., 1951), signed by W.C. Handy.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of manuscripts and other items from the library of American Society of Composers and Publishers (ASCAP) editor Ted Livingston relating to W.C. Handy (1873-1958). Handy had a major influence on 20th century American popular music by being the first to translate the blues into a compositional form. His “Memphis Blues” (1912) was the first blues to be published and printed. His “St. Louis Blues” achieved great success and is one of the most recorded songs ever written....