The two owned Pace & Handy Music Co., which published sheet music by Black composers, including some of Handy's biggest numbers such as "St. Louis Blues" and "Beale St. Blues." ...

Valerie Capers was born in 1935, and was introduced to music through her father’s ties to Fats Waller (American Jazz Pianist), and her brother’s performances in the Mongo Santamaria Band. She received ...

Within a few years, Handy had composed the introduction of what would become known as blues to the world with his song “Memphis Blues.” The song, published on sheet music in 1912 and widely ...