William Christopher Handy

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/William_Christopher_Handy
GPTKB entity
Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:activeYears 1892–1958
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:W._C._Handy
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Grammy_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:birthDate 1873-11-16
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Florence,_Alabama,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Woodlawn_Cemetery,_Bronx,_New_York
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:pneumonia
gptkbp:deathDate 1958-03-28
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:education Teachers Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Alabama A&M University)
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Handy_Brothers_Music_Company
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Christopher_Handy
gptkbp:genre blues
jazz
gptkbp:honor W. C. Handy Award (now Blues Music Award)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Christopher Handy
gptkbp:influenced blues music
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:piano
gptkb:saxophone
cornet
gptkbp:nickname Father of the Blues
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:St._Louis_Blues
gptkb:Memphis_Blues
gptkb:Beale_Street_Blues
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:musician
bandleader
composer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Charles_Barnard_Handy
gptkb:Elizabeth_Brewer_Handy
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Methodist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee
gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Price
gptkb:Irma_Louise_Logan
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:W._C._Handy_Home_and_Museum,_Florence,_Alabama
gptkb:W._C._Handy_Music_Festival
biography 'Father of the Blues' (autobiography)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:W._C._Handy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5