The Blues Alley Podcast https://bluesalley.podbean.com The history of black music is the history of American music. AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast takes you on a remarkable odyssey of struggle, intrigue, business, crime, & music, all spanning more than a century. But, Blues Alley isn’t your typical blues documentary. Our goal is to tell the stories of blues music, but also to reach into the lives of the people who created it. Explore the places they lived, and the times that inspired the first truly authentic form of American music. Our first series W.C. Handy, the Founding Father of American Music, weaves the tale of the man who first took a rustic music from the Mississippi delta, turned it into an international phenomenon, and made blues music sing for everyone, everywhere. You’ll be amazed. Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:54:03 -0300 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2021 All rights reserved. Music:Music History 1440 episodic The history of black music is the history of American music. AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast takes you on a remarkable odyssey of struggle, intrigue, business, crime, & music, all spanning more than a century. But, Blues Alley isn’t your typical blues documentary. Our goal is to tell the stories of blues music, but also to reach into the lives of the people who created it. Explore the places they lived, and the times that inspired the first truly authentic form of American music. Our first series W.C. Handy, the Founding Father of American Music, weaves the tale of the man who first took a rustic music from the Mississippi delta, turned it into an international phenomenon, and made blues music sing for everyone, everywhere. You’ll be amazed. American Entertainment Works Inc American Entertainment Works Inc No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11698921/Blues_Alley_Title_GOLD_WHITE_Thumbnail_7un9k6.jpg The Blues Alley Podcast https://bluesalley.podbean.com 144 144 Blues Alley - The Founding Mothers - Ethel Waters Blues Alley - The Founding Mothers - Ethel Waters https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/blues-alley-the-founding-mothers-ethel-waters/ https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/blues-alley-the-founding-mothers-ethel-waters/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:54:03 -0300 bluesalley.podbean.com/6b10fd7e-f50a-354d-9472-a427a842caac When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.

What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.

Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.

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]]> When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.

What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.

Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.

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Ethel Waters - Founding Mothers Playlist
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]]> Ethel Waters had a long and wildly successful career. It was only for a few years - in the early twenties - that she was what we’d consider - a classic blues singer. She began singing in 1917. There was a party at Jack’s Rathskeller. The scheduled singer with the band hadn’t shown up and someone shouted use Ethel she’s always singing. Ethel Waters didn’t hesitate – she loved to sing. That night would be just the first - in an entire life of firsts. American Entertainment Works Inc false No 839 2 6 full Blues Alley - The Founding Mothers - Ida Cox Blues Alley - The Founding Mothers - Ida Cox https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/blues-alley-the-founding-mothers-ida-cox/ https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/blues-alley-the-founding-mothers-ida-cox/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:53:51 -0300 bluesalley.podbean.com/c8efd481-6bd4-3305-9869-87956156c6c2 When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.

What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.

Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.

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Ida Cox – The Founding Mothers Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5mYIKBcHY5VkcY5AEce4UR?si=287dfc686d4a4af1     

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]]> When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.

What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.

Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.

We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.

 

We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You!

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Ida Cox – The Founding Mothers Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5mYIKBcHY5VkcY5AEce4UR?si=287dfc686d4a4af1     

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]]> Ida Cox may be the bluesiest of all the blues singers, but that’s just the beginning of her story. Music researcher and author Derrick Stewart-Baxter summed up Ida Cox this way – “Only show business and vaudeville in particular, could have created such an unbelievable character as Ida Cox. Certainly, no author would have dared to invent her, and if he had done so, he would have never put such a wildly improbable person into a book.” American Entertainment Works Inc false No 680 2 7 full Blues Alley - The Founding Mothers - Trixie Smith Blues Alley - The Founding Mothers - Trixie Smith https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/blues-alley-the-founding-mothers-trixie-smith/ https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/blues-alley-the-founding-mothers-trixie-smith/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:53:40 -0300 bluesalley.podbean.com/961f4fcd-2128-31d2-b475-ab628108ec04 When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.

What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.

Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.

We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.

 

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TRIXIE SMITH – THE FOUNDING MOTHERS PLAYLIST https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0mPTpBVjgYletEH74pV9eL?si=b0fcdfbda42941d1      

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]]> When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.

What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.

Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.

We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.

 

We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You!

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TRIXIE SMITH – THE FOUNDING MOTHERS PLAYLIST
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0mPTpBVjgYletEH74pV9eL?si=b0fcdfbda42941d1      

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]]> There were quite a few women named Smith among the classic blues artists – first came Mamie Smith, then Clara Smith - and the best know of all Bessie Smith. But there’s another Smith out there that hardly anyone knows about - her name is Trixie Smith and she was largely forgotten – except by collectors. But Trixie Smith made four dozen records - and gave us a phrase that would forever change American Music. Because it was her recording of “My Man Rocks Me With One Steady Roll - written by J. Berni Barbour that has the honor of being the first record to refer to rocking and rolling as a secular idiom with sexual overtones – as it would come to be used in the forties and fifties leading to the birth of Rock n Roll. American Entertainment Works Inc false No 596 2 8 full Blues Alley - The Founding Mothers - Clara Smith Blues Alley - The Founding Mothers - Clara Smith https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/blues-alley-the-founding-mothers-clara-smith/ https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/blues-alley-the-founding-mothers-clara-smith/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:53:26 -0300 bluesalley.podbean.com/74b30adb-a859-3710-a1bb-3e0443b9e984 When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.

What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.

Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.

We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.

 

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Clara Smith – The Founding Mothers Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/28i88pdY3Hhb02H2iFRL2E?si=b10c5123955d42fd        

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]]> When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.

What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.

Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.

We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.

 

We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You!

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Clara Smith – The Founding Mothers Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/28i88pdY3Hhb02H2iFRL2E?si=b10c5123955d42fd        

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]]> Among the Classic Blues Singers, Clara Smith was second only to Bessie Smith in volume of recorded output - with 122 records. She was a star – a headliner – packing theaters on the TOBA circuit from New York to New Orleans, and was billed as “Queen of the Moaners” for both her singing style and her sexually explicit lyrics - but very little is known today about the life of Clara Smith. American Entertainment Works Inc false No 852 2 9 full Blues Alley - The Founding Mothers - Lucille Hegemin Blues Alley - The Founding Mothers - Lucille Hegemin https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/blues-alley-the-founding-mothers-lucille-hegemin/ https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/blues-alley-the-founding-mothers-lucille-hegemin/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:53:07 -0300 bluesalley.podbean.com/b78a3f4f-7845-3caa-9890-38f171b68a7d When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.

What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.

Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.

We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.

 

We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You!

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Lucille Hegemin – The Founding Mothers Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Lh0D3XBIdfAfLqEuAW849?si=04fe32c640a94fa2       

               

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]]> When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.

What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.

Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.

We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.

 

We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You!

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BONUS EXTRAS

Lucille Hegemin – The Founding Mothers Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Lh0D3XBIdfAfLqEuAW849?si=04fe32c640a94fa2       

               

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]]> Before the early twentieth century - the music business was based on sheet music sales - distributed largely through the music departments of department stores like Macy’s, Marshall Field’s, and dozens of other retail chains across the nation. The recording industry changed all that in the early twentieth century, and the second person to record a Classic blues record was a founding mother - named Lucille Hegamin. American Entertainment Works Inc false No 686 2 10 full Blues Alley - The Founding Mothers - Bessie Smith - Part 2 Blues Alley - The Founding Mothers - Bessie Smith - Part 2 https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/blues-alley-the-founding-mothers-bessie-smith-part-2/ https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/blues-alley-the-founding-mothers-bessie-smith-part-2/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:52:57 -0300 bluesalley.podbean.com/581702b5-7fff-32eb-a7ee-6093cecc41b3 When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.

What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.

Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.

We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.

 

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BESSIE SMITH – THE FOUNDING MOTHERS PLAYLIST https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6tfJf8B8GhCbR3BaAqwiKz?si=c4b67f4a759644f5     

ST LOUIS BLUES – FILM https://www.loc.gov/item/2023602002/        

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]]> When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.

What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.

Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.

We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.

 

We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You!

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BESSIE SMITH – THE FOUNDING MOTHERS PLAYLIST
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6tfJf8B8GhCbR3BaAqwiKz?si=c4b67f4a759644f5     

ST LOUIS BLUES – FILM
https://www.loc.gov/item/2023602002/        

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]]> In 1923 - there was a woman who set the musical tone of the decade and the jazz age that followed. Her name was Bessie Smith, and her story is literally a maze of myth and legend. Fantastic - and false - tales so reflective of their time, they seem inevitable, and mundane truths so obscure - we may never know exactly what happened. We can learn a lot though, about the personal life of an artist through her music, and Bessie Smith left her soul on 160 - 78 rpm lacquer discs - for everyone to experience. And no matter what genre Smith sang – from the first recording – to the last - it was all tinged with the blues. American Entertainment Works Inc false No 905 2 5 full Blues Alley - The Founding Mothers - Bessie Smith - Part 1 Blues Alley - The Founding Mothers - Bessie Smith - Part 1 https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/blues-alley-the-founding-mothers-bessie-smith-part-1/ https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/blues-alley-the-founding-mothers-bessie-smith-part-1/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:52:47 -0300 bluesalley.podbean.com/bf871d9b-a381-399f-8107-d7710821028a When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.

What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.

Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.

We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.

 

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BESSIE SMITH – THE FOUNDING MOTHERS PLAYLIST https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6tfJf8B8GhCbR3BaAqwiKz?si=c4b67f4a759644f5    

ST LOUIS BLUES – FILM https://www.loc.gov/item/2023602002/        

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]]> When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.

What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.

Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.

We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.

 

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BESSIE SMITH – THE FOUNDING MOTHERS PLAYLIST
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6tfJf8B8GhCbR3BaAqwiKz?si=c4b67f4a759644f5    

ST LOUIS BLUES – FILM
https://www.loc.gov/item/2023602002/        

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]]> In 1923 - there was a woman who set the musical tone of the decade and the jazz age that followed. Her name was Bessie Smith, and her story is literally a maze of myth and legend. Fantastic - and false - tales so reflective of their time, they seem inevitable, and mundane truths so obscure - we may never know exactly what happened. We can learn a lot though, about the personal life of an artist through her music, and Bessie Smith left her soul on 160 - 78 rpm lacquer discs - for everyone to experience. And no matter what genre Smith sang – from the first recording – to the last - it was all tinged with the blues. American Entertainment Works Inc false No 957 2 4 full Blues Alley - The Founding Mothers - Alberta Hunter Blues Alley - The Founding Mothers - Alberta Hunter https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/blues-alley-the-founding-mothers-alberta-hunter/ https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/blues-alley-the-founding-mothers-alberta-hunter/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:52:36 -0300 bluesalley.podbean.com/cf3d8fb7-1b3f-3299-a26c-7eca6e6d0b4d When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.

What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.

Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.

We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.

 

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ALBERTA HUNTER – THE FOUNDING MOTHERS PLAYLIST https://open.spotify.com/playlist/36zaVCddpC0LXap9HPyj93?si=6cc3d79e41ec439a      

JAZZ AT THE SMITHSONIAN: ALBERTA HUNTER https://youtu.be/1NxfXfwDmFM?si=edWsWxfkJtQmc-31          

 

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]]> When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.

What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.

Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.

We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.

 

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ALBERTA HUNTER – THE FOUNDING MOTHERS PLAYLIST
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/36zaVCddpC0LXap9HPyj93?si=6cc3d79e41ec439a      

JAZZ AT THE SMITHSONIAN: ALBERTA HUNTER
https://youtu.be/1NxfXfwDmFM?si=edWsWxfkJtQmc-31          

 

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]]> A couple of years before Bessie Smith recorded her legendary “Down Hearted Blues” - Alberta Hunter cut it - and had some success with it. It makes sense. She wrote the song - with her friend “Lovie” Austin. Late in life she embarked on a second career - completely outside of performing. Then successfully came back to the music business after twenty years away. She was a fiercely private woman - personally and professionally. And - unlike many of her co-stars of Classic Blues - Alberta Hunter had no intention of ending up - hurt and penniless. American Entertainment Works Inc false No 910 2 3 full Blues Alley - The Founding Mothers - Ma Rainey Blues Alley - The Founding Mothers - Ma Rainey https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/blues-alley-the-founding-mothers-ma-rainey/ https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/blues-alley-the-founding-mothers-ma-rainey/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:52:19 -0300 bluesalley.podbean.com/9ea87243-34e1-3972-9aba-e8f3c7bac44d When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.

What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.

Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.

We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.

 

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Ma Rainey - Founding Mothers Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6psqZUAOaTsu6CefYPBHii?si=c6da3ecbefbc4d88

 

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]]> When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.

What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.

Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.

We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.

 

We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You!

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Ma Rainey - Founding Mothers Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6psqZUAOaTsu6CefYPBHii?si=c6da3ecbefbc4d88

 

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]]> Before there was Mamie Smith and “Crazy Blues,” even before W.C. Handy first encountered the blues in Tutwiler Mississippi, there was an artist who had already embraced the music. Ma Rainey recalled first coming across the genre in a small Missouri town around 1902, where she heard a young girl singing a sad song about a man leaving his woman. Rainey was so impressed she learned the song from the girl - and began using it as an encore in her own act. When someone asked her ‘what kind of song she was singing?’ Rainey claimed to have spontaneously coined the term “the blues.” American Entertainment Works Inc false No 852 2 2 full Blues Alley - The Founding Mothers - Mamie Smith Blues Alley - The Founding Mothers - Mamie Smith https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/blues-alley-the-founding-mothers-mamie-smith/ https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/blues-alley-the-founding-mothers-mamie-smith/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:51:16 -0300 bluesalley.podbean.com/7a5e78d9-b56e-3b8f-be19-893b0475d64b When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.

What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.

Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.

We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.

 

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BONUS EXTRAS

Blues Alley - The Founding Mothers Mamie Smith Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1bJ3NWoVhvqHRQKsDY426e?si=1148da0ccd8d4f60+FIND&nd=1&dlsi=4431b5c1c48e44cb        

 

JAILHOUSE BLUES clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7uoCD1ef6Y     

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]]> When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.

What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.

Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.

We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.

 

We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You!

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Blues Alley - The Founding Mothers Mamie Smith Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1bJ3NWoVhvqHRQKsDY426e?si=1148da0ccd8d4f60+FIND&nd=1&dlsi=4431b5c1c48e44cb        

 

JAILHOUSE BLUES clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7uoCD1ef6Y     

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]]> It was 1920 - and the head of Okeh Records - Fred Hager - a white executive - finally agreed to let Perry Bradford - an African American record producer - to do a test recording with Sophie Tucker - a legendary Broadway singer - who sometimes sang the blues. It was the beginning of a musical epoch, yet today very few people know who Mamie Smith was. American Entertainment Works Inc false No 893 2 1 full Blues Alley Special Rabbit Hole Edition – Ida B Wells – The Truth About Lynching Blues Alley Special Rabbit Hole Edition – Ida B Wells – The Truth About Lynching https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/blues-alley-special-rabbit-hole-edition-ida-b-wells-the-truth-about-lynching/ https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/blues-alley-special-rabbit-hole-edition-ida-b-wells-the-truth-about-lynching/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2022 23:39:40 -0300 bluesalley.podbean.com/2bcf32f4-0adb-33a5-9123-1a7102f5e6bb Before Rosa Parks, there was another Rosa Parks, a Memphian named Ida B Wells. Wells was a school teacher - turned journalist - turned activist. Predictably her anti-lynching articles, and speeches enraged southern whites. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on this Special Rabbit Hole Edition of AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

We’d love for you to subscribe. You know what to do… & thank you! BONUS EXTRAS Learn how the stories of  Ida B. Wells and W.C. Handy intersect here. Blues Alley Podcast – Episode 5 https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/wc-handy-the-founding-father-of-american-music-ep-5-%e2%80%93-a-change-is-gonna-come/    For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources

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]]> Before Rosa Parks, there was another Rosa Parks, a Memphian named Ida B Wells. Wells was a school teacher - turned journalist - turned activist. Predictably her anti-lynching articles, and speeches enraged southern whites. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on this Special Rabbit Hole Edition of AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

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Learn how the stories of  Ida B. Wells and W.C. Handy intersect here.
Blues Alley Podcast – Episode 5
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]]> Before Rosa Parks, there was another Rosa Parks, a Memphian named Ida B Wells. Wells was a school teacher - turned journalist - turned activist. Predictably her anti-lynching articles, and speeches enraged southern whites. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on this Special Rabbit Hole Edition of AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast. American Entertainment Works Inc false No 601 12 bonus Blues Alley Special Rabbit Hole Edition – Lt. Lee – The Boswell of Beale Street Blues Alley Special Rabbit Hole Edition – Lt. Lee – The Boswell of Beale Street https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/special-rabbit-hole-edition-lt-lee-the-boswell-of-beale-street/ https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/special-rabbit-hole-edition-lt-lee-the-boswell-of-beale-street/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2022 23:39:31 -0300 bluesalley.podbean.com/162bd7e0-d01a-3e3b-b68e-d5d4c854ecb2 He fought in WWI, championed civil rights throughout the twentieth century, became a celebrated author, and adviser to Dr. Martin Luther King. Yet few people know his name. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

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Learn how the lives of Lt. Lee and Handy intersect Episode 6 

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]]> He fought in WWI, championed civil rights throughout the twentieth century, became a celebrated author, and adviser to Dr. Martin Luther King. Yet few people know his name. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

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Learn how the lives of Lt. Lee and Handy intersect

Episode 6 

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]]> He fought in WWI, championed civil rights throughout the twentieth century, became a celebrated author, and adviser to Dr. Martin Luther King. Yet few people know his name. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast. American Entertainment Works Inc false No 517 1 10 bonus Blues Alley Special Rabbit Hole Edition – Chester Pond and the Yellow Dog Railroad Blues Alley Special Rabbit Hole Edition – Chester Pond and the Yellow Dog Railroad https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/special-rabbit-hole-edition-chester-pond-and-the-yellow-dog-railroad/ https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/special-rabbit-hole-edition-chester-pond-and-the-yellow-dog-railroad/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2021 19:35:38 -0300 bluesalley.podbean.com/c7c45d0f-cb7d-3121-a3cb-ad6d39d0a986 Founded by Chester Pond, the Yazoo & Delta Railway began service in 1897, running from Ruleville, Mississippi - population 336, to an empty spot in the middle of the delta. So why would a tiny town need it’s own railroad? And why was it called the Dog? We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

We’d love for you to subscribe. You know what to do… & thank you! BONUS EXTRAS Learn how the stories of Chester Pond and W.C. Handy intersect here. Blues Alley Podcast - Episode 1 https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/wc-handy-the-founding-father-of-american-music-ep-6-%e2%80%93-they-re-more-than-songs/ For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources

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]]> Founded by Chester Pond, the Yazoo & Delta Railway began service in 1897, running from Ruleville, Mississippi - population 336, to an empty spot in the middle of the delta. So why would a tiny town need it’s own railroad? And why was it called the Dog? We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

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Learn how the stories of Chester Pond and W.C. Handy intersect here.
Blues Alley Podcast - Episode 1
https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/wc-handy-the-founding-father-of-american-music-ep-6-%e2%80%93-they-re-more-than-songs/

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]]> Founded by Chester Pond, the Yazoo & Delta Railway began service in 1897, running from Ruleville, Mississippi - population 336, to an empty spot in the middle of the delta. So why would a tiny town need it’s own railroad? And why was it called the Dog? We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast. American Entertainment Works Inc false No 466 1 11 bonus W.C. Handy, the Founding Father of American Music EP 6 – They’re More Than Songs W.C. Handy, the Founding Father of American Music EP 6 – They’re More Than Songs https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/wc-handy-the-founding-father-of-american-music-ep-6-%e2%80%93-they-re-more-than-songs/ https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/wc-handy-the-founding-father-of-american-music-ep-6-%e2%80%93-they-re-more-than-songs/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:56:00 -0300 bluesalley.podbean.com/37edf6b0-d3d7-3092-979c-9ae52e82e8af Broadway bound, Handy faced a whole new set of problems. We’ll tell you the rest of his amazing story on this episode of AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

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BONUS EXTRAS SAINT LOUIS BLUES

LISTEN TO  - “Saint Louis Blues” The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy Performed by Jim Holthouser https://open.spotify.com/track/6kYXxg36AF10npniBs84fp?si=mnb0PM_ITX64cuxx64-vnw       

LISTEN TO – The Victor Military Band’s rendition of “St Louis Blues” https://youtu.be/ZGqBmlZR3dc            WATCH  Bessie Smith sing “St Louis Blues” from the movie “St Louis Blues” https://youtu.be/5Bo3f_9hLkQ  

WATCH W.C. Handy perform “St Louis Blues” Live on Ed Sullivan’s Toast of the Town TV show in 1949 https://youtu.be/EkOcO5HXbk8       

BEALE STREET BLUES LISTEN TO  - “Beale Street  Blues” The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy Performed by Jim Holthouser https://open.spotify.com/track/0ynNOln1sjJynwSx8O1Rv2?si=2defxLCzRRGBsl9CyjazTw          

LISTEN TO Louis Armstrong’s version of “Beale Street Blues” https://youtu.be/MKnAub5-LNE           

LISTEN TO Marion Harris The Jazz Vampire’s recording of “Beale Street Blues” https://youtu.be/tf9A0vAUTE0       LISTEN TO Nat King Cole’s recording of “Beale Street Blues” https://youtu.be/Zg5i6OvOJWY

WATCH Bessie Smith’s version of Eddie Green’s “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” https://youtu.be/lfKqZWyLRqU           

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]]> Broadway bound, Handy faced a whole new set of problems. We’ll tell you the rest of his amazing story on this episode of AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You!

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BONUS EXTRAS

SAINT LOUIS BLUES

LISTEN TO  - “Saint Louis Blues”
The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy
Performed by Jim Holthouser
https://open.spotify.com/track/6kYXxg36AF10npniBs84fp?si=mnb0PM_ITX64cuxx64-vnw       

LISTEN TO – The Victor Military Band’s rendition of “St Louis Blues”
https://youtu.be/ZGqBmlZR3dc           

WATCH  Bessie Smith sing “St Louis Blues” from the movie “St Louis Blues”
https://youtu.be/5Bo3f_9hLkQ  

WATCH W.C. Handy perform “St Louis Blues” Live on Ed Sullivan’s Toast of the Town TV show in 1949 https://youtu.be/EkOcO5HXbk8       


BEALE STREET BLUES

LISTEN TO  - “Beale Street  Blues”
The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy
Performed by Jim Holthouser
https://open.spotify.com/track/0ynNOln1sjJynwSx8O1Rv2?si=2defxLCzRRGBsl9CyjazTw          


LISTEN TO Louis Armstrong’s version of “Beale Street Blues”
https://youtu.be/MKnAub5-LNE           

LISTEN TO Marion Harris The Jazz Vampire’s recording of “Beale Street Blues”
https://youtu.be/tf9A0vAUTE0      

LISTEN TO Nat King Cole’s recording of “Beale Street Blues”
https://youtu.be/Zg5i6OvOJWY

WATCH Bessie Smith’s version of Eddie Green’s “A Good Man Is Hard To Find”
https://youtu.be/lfKqZWyLRqU           


Follow Jim Holthouser on Spotify

 

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#BluesAlleyPodcast  #Jim Holthouser #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary #UptownAl

]]> Broadway bound, Handy faced a whole new set of problems. We’ll tell you the rest of his amazing story on this episode of AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast. American Entertainment Works Inc false No 986 1 7 full W.C. Handy, the Founding Father of American Music EP 5 – A Change Is Gonna Come W.C. Handy, the Founding Father of American Music EP 5 – A Change Is Gonna Come https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/wc-handy-the-founding-father-of-american-music-ep-5-%e2%80%93-a-change-is-gonna-come/ https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/wc-handy-the-founding-father-of-american-music-ep-5-%e2%80%93-a-change-is-gonna-come/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:55:00 -0300 bluesalley.podbean.com/805c6ac4-95bc-3926-b6a7-83436726990b Handy had a hit… but could he write another? And, why was he still playing gigs for six dollars a night? We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You! ----more----

BONUS EXTRAS SAINT LOUIS BLUES

LISTEN TO  - “Saint Louis Blues” The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy Performed by Jim Holthouser https://open.spotify.com/track/6kYXxg36AF10npniBs84fp?si=mnb0PM_ITX64cuxx64-vnw        WATCH Jim Holthouser and Joyce Cobb perform “St Louis Blues – From Studio to Stage” https://youtu.be/wQmGjDJi0Bg        

LISTEN TO – The Victor Military Band’s rendition of “St Louis Blues” https://youtu.be/ZGqBmlZR3dc            WATCH Bessie Smith sing “St Louis Blues” https://youtu.be/5Bo3f_9hLkQ         BEALE STREET BLUES LISTEN TO  - “Beale Street  Blues” The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy Performed by Jim Holthouser https://open.spotify.com/track/0ynNOln1sjJynwSx8O1Rv2?si=2defxLCzRRGBsl9CyjazTw          

LISTEN TO Louis Armstrong’s version of “Beale Street Blues” https://youtu.be/MKnAub5-LNE                       

Follow Jim Holthouser on Spotify

 

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#BluesAlleyPodcast  #Jim Holthouser #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary #UptownAl

]]> Handy had a hit… but could he write another? And, why was he still playing gigs for six dollars a night? We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You!
----more----

BONUS EXTRAS

SAINT LOUIS BLUES

LISTEN TO  - “Saint Louis Blues”
The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy
Performed by Jim Holthouser
https://open.spotify.com/track/6kYXxg36AF10npniBs84fp?si=mnb0PM_ITX64cuxx64-vnw       

WATCH Jim Holthouser and Joyce Cobb perform “St Louis Blues – From Studio to Stage” https://youtu.be/wQmGjDJi0Bg        

LISTEN TO – The Victor Military Band’s rendition of “St Louis Blues”
https://youtu.be/ZGqBmlZR3dc           

WATCH Bessie Smith sing “St Louis Blues”
https://youtu.be/5Bo3f_9hLkQ        


BEALE STREET BLUES

LISTEN TO  - “Beale Street  Blues”
The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy
Performed by Jim Holthouser
https://open.spotify.com/track/0ynNOln1sjJynwSx8O1Rv2?si=2defxLCzRRGBsl9CyjazTw          


LISTEN TO Louis Armstrong’s version of “Beale Street Blues”
https://youtu.be/MKnAub5-LNE                       


Follow Jim Holthouser on Spotify

 

YOU CAN GET YOUR BLUES ALLEY Tees, Mugs, Phone Cases, and dozens of other products on Reddbubble
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#BluesAlleyPodcast  #Jim Holthouser #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary #UptownAl

]]> Handy had a hit… but could he write another? And, why was he still playing gigs for six dollars a night? We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast. American Entertainment Works Inc false No 1216 1 6 full W.C. Handy, the Founding Father of American Music EP 4 – The Same Old Song W.C. Handy, the Founding Father of American Music EP 4 – The Same Old Song https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/wc-handy-the-founding-father-of-american-music-ep4-%e2%80%93-the-same-old-song/ https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/wc-handy-the-founding-father-of-american-music-ep4-%e2%80%93-the-same-old-song/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:54:00 -0300 bluesalley.podbean.com/48985772-afce-39c3-a909-af3936033725 Handy had written a hit in Memphis Blues, but could he keep it? There’s a fine line between business and theft in Jim Crow Memphis. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You!

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BONUS EXTRAS

LISTEN TO  - “The Memphis Blues” The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy Performed by Jim Holthouser

https://open.spotify.com/track/1nhojmceSM3NgSQk87iwu2?si=YovL1hhCRDmT1TXO6lqDGA

LISTEN TO - James Reese Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters play “The Memphis Blues” https://youtu.be/pJPztEjzf6s  

Follow Jim Holthouser on Spotify

 

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#BluesAlleyPodcast  #Jim Holthouser #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary #UptownAl

]]> Handy had written a hit in Memphis Blues, but could he keep it? There’s a fine line between business and theft in Jim Crow Memphis. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You!

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BONUS EXTRAS

LISTEN TO  - “The Memphis Blues”
The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy
Performed by Jim Holthouser

https://open.spotify.com/track/1nhojmceSM3NgSQk87iwu2?si=YovL1hhCRDmT1TXO6lqDGA

LISTEN TO - James Reese Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters play “The Memphis Blues” https://youtu.be/pJPztEjzf6s  


Follow Jim Holthouser on Spotify

 

YOU CAN GET YOUR BLUES ALLEY Tees, Mugs, Phone Cases, and dozens of other products on Reddbubble
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#BluesAlleyPodcast  #Jim Holthouser #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary #UptownAl

]]> Handy had written a hit in Memphis Blues, but could he keep it? There’s a fine line between business and theft in Jim Crow Memphis. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast. American Entertainment Works Inc false No 787 1 5 full W.C. Handy, the Founding Father of American Music EP 3 – Cathedrals of Commercialism W.C. Handy, the Founding Father of American Music EP 3 – Cathedrals of Commercialism https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/wc-handy-the-founding-father-of-american-music-ep-3-%e2%80%93-cathedrals-of-commercialism/ https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/wc-handy-the-founding-father-of-american-music-ep-3-%e2%80%93-cathedrals-of-commercialism/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:53:00 -0300 bluesalley.podbean.com/e1cb7ed5-8493-390d-8841-b00ee1478822 Department stores are a waning institution in 21st century American culture. But, without them there might not be American music at all. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

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BONUS EXTRAS VIEW - Handy's Ad for the Memphis Commercial Appeal September 28th, 1912  https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources

LISTEN TO  - “The Memphis Blues” The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy Performed by Jim Holthouser https://open.spotify.com/track/1nhojmceSM3NgSQk87iwu2?si=YovL1hhCRDmT1TXO6lqDGA

LISTEN TO - James Rees Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters play “The Memphis Blues” https://youtu.be/pJPztEjzf6s  

Follow Jim Holthouser on Spotify

YOU CAN GET YOUR BLUES ALLEY Tees, Mugs, Phone Cases, and dozens of other products on Reddbubble VISIT OUR STORE HERE: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/76458340

 

SUPPORT AEWorks

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To support AEWorks you can buy us a coffee on KoFi:  https://ko-fi.com/americanentertainmentworks

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For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources

#BluesAlleyPodcast  #Jim Holthouser #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary #UptownAl

]]> Department stores are a waning institution in 21st century American culture. But, without them there might not be American music at all. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE You know what to do… & Thank You!

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BONUS EXTRAS

VIEW - Handy's Ad for the Memphis Commercial Appeal September 28th, 1912 
https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources

LISTEN TO  - “The Memphis Blues”
The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy
Performed by Jim Holthouser https://open.spotify.com/track/1nhojmceSM3NgSQk87iwu2?si=YovL1hhCRDmT1TXO6lqDGA

LISTEN TO - James Rees Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters play “The Memphis Blues” https://youtu.be/pJPztEjzf6s  


Follow Jim Holthouser on Spotify

YOU CAN GET YOUR BLUES ALLEY Tees, Mugs, Phone Cases, and dozens of other products on Reddbubble
VISIT OUR STORE HERE: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/76458340

 

SUPPORT AEWorks

AEWorks is a non-profit 501-c-3 so your contributions are tax deductible

To support AEWorks you can buy us a coffee on KoFi:  https://ko-fi.com/americanentertainmentworks



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For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources

#BluesAlleyPodcast  #Jim Holthouser #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary #UptownAl

]]> Department stores are a waning institution in 21st century American culture. But, without them there might not be American music at all. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast. American Entertainment Works Inc false No 816 1 4 full W.C. Handy, the Founding Father of American Music EP 2 – Mister Crump Don’ ‘Low It W.C. Handy, the Founding Father of American Music EP 2 – Mister Crump Don’ ‘Low It https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/episode-2-%e2%80%93-mister-crump-don-low-it/ https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/episode-2-%e2%80%93-mister-crump-don-low-it/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:52:00 -0300 bluesalley.podbean.com/6c8e6f53-452a-3478-a386-db9e0166ad23 Just like the legendary crossroad in the Mississippi delta, the corner of Main Street and Madison Avenue in Memphis, TN, is its own kind of crossroad. It’s also one of the most important places in the history of American music. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE You know what to do… & Thank You! ----more----

BONUS EXTRAS

LISTEN TO  - “The Memphis Blues” The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy Performed by Jim Holthouser

https://open.spotify.com/track/1nhojmceSM3NgSQk87iwu2?si=YovL1hhCRDmT1TXO6lqDGA

LISTEN TO – W.C. Handy sing the original lyrics to “Mister Crump” https://youtu.be/HoNYhsHVHqQ LISTEN TO - James Rees Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters play “The Memphis Blues” https://youtu.be/pJPztEjzf6s  

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]]> Just like the legendary crossroad in the Mississippi delta, the corner of Main Street and Madison Avenue in Memphis, TN, is its own kind of crossroad. It’s also one of the most important places in the history of American music. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

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BONUS EXTRAS

LISTEN TO  - “The Memphis Blues”
The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy
Performed by Jim Holthouser

https://open.spotify.com/track/1nhojmceSM3NgSQk87iwu2?si=YovL1hhCRDmT1TXO6lqDGA

LISTEN TO – W.C. Handy sing the original lyrics to “Mister Crump” https://youtu.be/HoNYhsHVHqQ

LISTEN TO - James Rees Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters play “The Memphis Blues” https://youtu.be/pJPztEjzf6s  


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]]> Just like the legendary crossroad in the Mississippi delta, the corner of Main Street and Madison Avenue in Memphis, TN, is its own kind of crossroad. It’s also one of the most important places in the history of American music. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast. American Entertainment Works Inc false No 1016 1 3 full W.C. Handy, the Founding Father of American Music EP 1 – Tutwiler – The Forgotten Town W.C. Handy, the Founding Father of American Music EP 1 – Tutwiler – The Forgotten Town https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/wc-handy-the-founding-father-of-american-music-episode-1-%e2%80%93-tutwiler-%e2%80%93-the-forgotten-town/ https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/wc-handy-the-founding-father-of-american-music-episode-1-%e2%80%93-tutwiler-%e2%80%93-the-forgotten-town/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:51:00 -0300 bluesalley.podbean.com/c393656e-be96-348c-85c2-8e89c3300c84 Did you know that the story of American music, as we know it today, began at a tiny train station in a now mostly forgotten town called Tutwiler, MS? We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

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LISTEN TO THE SONG that started it all.

Yellow Dog Blues Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy Performed by Jim Holthouser https://open.spotify.com/track/2wF14lIz4HFeF3O2ODuSQM?si=TCQJ4GVzTT-ptlJltrJRZQ   Follow Jim Holthouser on Spotify

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]]> Did you know that the story of American music, as we know it today, began at a tiny train station in a now mostly forgotten town called Tutwiler, MS? We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You!

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BONUS EXTRAS

LISTEN TO THE SONG that started it all.

Yellow Dog Blues
Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy
Performed by Jim Holthouser
https://open.spotify.com/track/2wF14lIz4HFeF3O2ODuSQM?si=TCQJ4GVzTT-ptlJltrJRZQ
 
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]]> Did you know that the story of American music, as we know it today, began at a tiny train station in a now mostly forgotten town called Tutwiler, MS? We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast. American Entertainment Works Inc false No 1135 1 2 full W.C. Handy, the Founding Father of American Music - Prologue W.C. Handy, the Founding Father of American Music - Prologue https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/blues-alley-series-one-prologue/ https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/blues-alley-series-one-prologue/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:50:00 -0300 bluesalley.podbean.com/d3d9b6b0-f85b-3711-a680-0d97a885d4aa Blues music has been around for well over a hundred years. In the 21st century, we have the same relationship to W.C. Handy, that he had to Beethoven. It’s time to begin looking at the founders of blues as the American corollaries of Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart. The Blues Alley Podcast, is more than just the story of the founders. It’s also about the places and environment that they lived in, because art, literature, science, technology, even economics – all influence music and vice versa. The Blues Alley takes a look at all of these elements, and how they each contributed to the rise of American Music. It’s an inspiring story. One you won't believe, but one you will love. Stay Tuned ~

 

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]]> Blues music has been around for well over a hundred years. In the 21st century, we have the same relationship to W.C. Handy, that he had to Beethoven. It’s time to begin looking at the founders of blues as the American corollaries of Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart.

The Blues Alley Podcast, is more than just the story of the founders. It’s also about the places and environment that they lived in, because art, literature, science, technology, even economics – all influence music and vice versa.

The Blues Alley takes a look at all of these elements, and how they each contributed to the rise of American Music.

It’s an inspiring story. One you won't believe, but one you will love.

Stay Tuned ~

 

We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You!

----more----

 

YOU CAN GET YOUR BLUES ALLEY Tees, Mugs, Phone Cases, and dozens of other products on Reddbubble
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SUPPORT US

AEWorks is a non-profit 501-c-3 so your contributions are tax deductible

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#BluesAlleyPodcast  #Jim Holthouser #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary #UptownAl

]]> Blues music has been around for well over a hundred years. In the 21st century, we have the same relationship to W.C. Handy, that he had to Beethoven. It’s time to begin looking at the founders of blues as the American corollaries of Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart. The Blues Alley Podcast, is more than just the story of the founders. It’s also about the places and environment that they lived in, because art, literature, science, technology, even economics – all influence music and vice versa. The Blues Alley takes a look at all of these elements, and how they each contributed to the rise of American Music. It’s an inspiring story. One you won't believe, but one you will love. American Entertainment Works Inc false No 341 1 1 full