Beale St. Blues

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"Beale St. Blues" is an alternate title for the classic American jazz and blues standard "Beale Street Blues," written by W.C. Handy and named after the famous Memphis street.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
alternateTitleOf Beale Street Blues
associatedWith Beale Street Historic District
linked to: Beale Street

Memphis blues
composer W. C. Handy
copyrightHolder W. C. Handy
countryOfOrigin United States
genre blues
jazz
hasInfluenced blues repertoire
later jazz standards
hasKey commonly performed in Bb major
commonly performed in F major
hasLanguage English
hasMainSubject Beale Street
life in Memphis
hasMeter 4/4 time
hasMusicalForm blues
hasNotablePerformer Benny Goodman
Bessie Smith
Duke Ellington
Ella Fitzgerald
Jack Teagarden
Louis Armstrong
Nat King Cole
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Sidney Bechet
hasNotableRecordingLocation Chicago
New Orleans
New York City
hasNotableStyle Dixieland
linked to: New Orleans jazz

New Orleans jazz
hasStructure 12-bar blues (in sections)
hasTheme African-American culture in the early 20th century
Southern United States life
urban nightlife
hasTitle Beale St. Blues
isInRepertoireOf Dixieland bands
swing bands
traditional jazz bands
lyricist W. C. Handy
namedAfter Beale Street
Memphis, Tennessee
linked to: Memphis
partOf American songbook

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Beale Street Blues alternateTitleForm Beale St. Blues
Beale St. Blues hasTitle Beale St. Blues