Lot 26
Handy, W. C (1873-1958) American blues composer and musician; known as the "Father of the Blues"; his best-known song is "St. Louis Blues." Signature on the verso of a 2¾ x 2¾ in. piece of advertising material for Joe Laurie's "Memory Lane" revue, with which Handy toured, c. 1933-34. Other members of the revue also signed, including Joe Laurie, Jr., J. Rosamond Johnson, Tim Phillips, Lizzie Wilson, Emma Francis, and Annie Hart. Laurie (1892-1954) was a vaudeville and Broadway performer; he also wrote a book titled Vaudeville: From the Honky-Tonks to the Palace (New York, Henry Holt, 1953). With two photographic prints: one of a young Handy as a member of Mahara's Minstrels (c. 1896), and one as director of a black band organized by the Knights of Pythias in Clarksdale, Mississippi, c. 1903-09. Matted together to 12 x 18½ in.
Estimated Value $200 - 300.
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