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Songs written by W.C. Handy

Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography

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Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

Prince's Orchestra

11/1914

④ Memphis Blues by Prince's Orchestra

265

4
US

[songwriter #4 hit]
[Columbia 5591]
written by W.C. Handy

& George A. Norton

The Victor Military Band

11/1914

The Memphis Blues by The Victor Military Band

168

9
US

[Victor 17519]
written by W.C. Handy

& George A. Norton

Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan

09/1915

Memphis Blues by Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan

178

8
US

[Columbia 1721]
written by W.C. Handy

& George A. Norton

Prince's Orchestra

05/1916

St. Louis Blues by Prince's Orchestra

235

4
US

[Columbia 5772]
written by W.C. Handy (as William Christopher Handy)

06/1916

The Hesitating Blues by Prince's Orchestra

137

10
US

[Columbia 5772]
written by W.C. Handy

11/1916

Joe Turner Blues by Prince's Orchestra

235

4
US

[Columbia 5854]
written by W.C. Handy

11/1917

Beale Street Blues by Prince's Orchestra

217

5
US

[Columbia 2327]
written by W.C. Handy

Earl Fuller's Novelty Orchestra

12/1917

Beale Street Blues by Earl Fuller's Novelty Orchestra

164

8
US

[Victor 18369]
written by W.C. Handy

Al Bernard

06/1919

The St. Louis Blues by Al Bernard

157

9
US

[Emerson 9163]
written by W.C. Handy (as William Christopher Handy)

Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra

10.

02/1920

Yellow Dog Blues by Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra

254

4
US

[Victor 18618]
written by W.C. Handy

Art Hickman & His Orchestra

11.

02/1920

The Hesitating Blues by Art Hickman & His Orchestra

123

13
US

[Columbia 2813]
written by W.C. Handy

Marion Harris

12.

08/1920

① St. Louis Blues by Marion Harris

372

✫1
US

[songwriter #1 hit]
[Columbia 2944]
written by W.C. Handy (as William Christopher Handy)

The Original Dixieland Jazz Band

13.

08/1921

⑤ St. Louis Blues by The Original Dixieland Jazz Band

264

3
US

[songwriter #5 hit]
[Victor 18772]
written by W.C. Handy (as William Christopher Handy)

Marion Harris

14.

12/1921

Beale Street Blues by Marion Harris

225

5
US

[Columbia 3474]
written by W.C. Handy

Ted Lewis & His Band

15.

09/1923

Aunt Hagar's Blues by Ted Lewis & His Band

184

7
US

[Columbia 3875]
written by W.C. Handy

W.C. Handy's Orchestra

16.

11/1923

St. Louis Blues by W.C. Handy's Orchestra

156

9
US

[Okeh 4896]
written by W.C. Handy (as William Christopher Handy)

Bessie Smith

17.

06/1925

③ The St. Louis Blues by Bessie Smith

271

3
US

[songwriter #3 hit]
[Columbia 14064]
written by W.C. Handy (as William Christopher Handy)

Alberta Hunter

18.

1927

Beale Street Blues by Alberta Hunter

102

16
US

[Victor 20771]
written by W.C. Handy

Ted Lewis & His Band

19.

1927

The Memphis Blues by Ted Lewis & His Band

154

9
US

[Columbia 1050]
written by W.C. Handy

Ben Pollack & His Orchestra

20.

1929

Yellow Dog Blues by Ben Pollack & His Orchestra

20
US

[Victor 21971]
written by W.C. Handy

Ted Lewis & His Band

21.

1930

Aunt Hagar's Blues by Ted Lewis & His Band

206

6
US

written by W.C. Handy

Louis Armstrong

22.

1930

St. Louis Blues by Louis Armstrong

133

11
US

written by W.C. Handy (as William Christopher Handy)

Rudy Vallée & His Connecticut Yankees

23.

1930

St. Louis Blues by Rudy Vallée & His Connecticut Yankees

111

15
US

written by W.C. Handy (as William Christopher Handy)

Cab Calloway

24.

1930

St. Louis Blues by Cab Calloway

104

16
US

as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by W.C. Handy (as William Christopher Handy)

Ted Lewis & His Band

25.

1930

Yellow Dog Blues by Ted Lewis & His Band

247

4
US

written by W.C. Handy

Joe Venuti & His Orchestra

26.

1932

Beale Street Blues by Joe Venuti & His Orchestra

20
US

written by W.C. Handy

The Mills Brothers

27.

1932

② St. Louis Blues by The Mills Brothers

304

2
US

[songwriter #2 hit]
written by W.C. Handy (as William Christopher Handy)

Boswell Sisters

28.

1935

St. Louis Blues by Boswell Sisters

105

15
US

written by W.C. Handy (as William Christopher Handy)

Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians

29.

1939

St. Louis Blues by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians

126

11
US

written by W.C. Handy (as William Christopher Handy)

Earl Hines and His Orchestra

30.

08/1940

Boogie Woogie on St. Louis Blues by Earl Hines and His Orchestra

110

14
US

written by W.C. Handy

Harry James and His Orchestra

31.

07/1944

Memphis Blues by Harry James and His Orchestra

101

15
US

written by W.C. Handy

Tex Beneke

32.

04/1948

St. Louis Blues March by Tex Beneke

212

5
US

as Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
written by W.C. Handy

Richard Maltby

33.

10/1954

St. Louis Blues Mambo by Richard Maltby

21
US

written by W.C. Handy

Joe Darensbourg & the Dixie Flyers

34.

01/1958

Yellow Dog Blues by Joe Darensbourg & the Dixie Flyers

45
US

written by W.C. Handy

Johnny Maddox

35.

01/1958

Yellow Dog Blues by Johnny Maddox

87
US

[Dot 15683]
written by W.C. Handy

The Cousins

36.

07/1961

St. Louis Blues by The Cousins

110
US

written by W.C. Handy

Cynda Williams

37.

09/1990

Harlem Blues by Cynda Williams

9
R&B

[from the movie Mo' Better Blues]
[Columbia 73564]
written by W.C. Handy

Madeleine Peyroux

38.

03/2005

Careless Love by Madeleine Peyroux

from Careless Love

7
UK

written by Martha Koenig, Spencer Williams & W.C. Handy (as William C. Handy)

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