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Famous William Christopher Handy Quotes
“You can never tell what's in a woman's mind, And if she's from Harlem, there's no use o' tryin”
Source: Father of the Blues: An Autobiography of W. C. Handy
Source: Father of the Blues: An Autobiography of W. C. Handy
“My big ears indicated a talent for music. This thrilled me.”
Source: Father of the Blues: An Autobiography of W. C. Handy
Source: Father of the Blues: An Autobiography of W. C. Handy
“With a guitar I would be able to express the things I felt in sounds.”
Source: Father of the Blues: An Autobiography of W. C. Handy
“I knew the whistle of each of the river boats on the Tennessee.”
Source: Father of the Blues: An Autobiography of W. C. Handy
“I think America concedes that true American music has sprung from the Negro.”
Source: Father of the Blues: An Autobiography of W. C. Handy
“Saving was slow and painful.”
Source: Father of the Blues: An Autobiography of W. C. Handy
Source: Father of the Blues: An Autobiography of W. C. Handy