The Hesitating Blues

Composer

William Christopher Handy

Files

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Charles H. Templeton, Sr. sheet music collection. Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Cover Illustration

Illustration of woman sitting at table on telephone; Portrait of Imperial Quartette

First Line of Song

Hello Central, what's the matter with this line?

First Line of Chorus

Procrastination is the thief of time, So all the wise owls say

Illustrator/Artist

Starmer, William A. (William Austin), b. 1872; Starmer, Frederick S., b. 1879

Subjects

Blues. ; Songs with piano. ; Popular music United States ; African American composers

Publication Date

1915

Publisher

Memphis : Pace and Handy Music Co.

Performance Medium

Piano; voice

Music Genre

Blues

Object Type

text

Format (Original)

1 score (6 p.) ; 36 cm.

Format (Digital)

PDF

Physical ID#

32278009345194

Digital ID#

009345194-1915

Location of Original

Box 3, Folder 2, Piece 4

Repository

Manuscripts Division, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, e-mail sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.