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St. Louis blues

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1914

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Title
St. Louis blues
Additional title: The Saint Louis blues
Names
Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958 (Composer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1914

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1914
Place: New York
Publisher: W.C. Handy
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: Music (Sheet) 98-127
Topics
Songs
Blues (Music) -- To 1931
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Caption title.
Content: Cover photograph insert of singer Marion Harris.
Content: First line of chorus: Got de St. Louis Blues jes as blue as ah can be.
Content: First line of text: I hate to see de ev'nin' sun go down.
Content: For voice and piano, with chord diagrams for ukulele in D.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Content: The first successful 'blues' published--Cover.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: words and music by W.C. Handy.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (5 p.) : ill., ; 31 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG98-C148
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14528448
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5bf98900-c642-012f-471c-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1873: Creator Born
  • 1914: Created
  • 1958: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "St. Louis blues" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1914. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-4f85-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "St. Louis blues" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 29, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-4f85-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1914). St. Louis blues Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-4f85-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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St. Louis blues