St Louis 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

Portrait of Paul Whiteman; Checkered illustration and stripes around portrait

First Line of Song

I hate to see de evening sun go down.

First Line of Chorus

Got de St. Louis Blues jes as blue as Ah can be.

Lyricist

Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958.

Illustrator/Artist

De Takacs, André C.

Subjects

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

Publication Date

1914

Publisher

New York : Handy Brothers Music Co. Inc.

Performance Medium

Piano; voice

Music Genre

Blues

Object Type

text

Format (Original)

1 score (6p.) 31 cm

Format (Digital)

PDF

Physical ID#

32278009984992

Digital ID#

009984992-1914

Location of Original

Box 4, Folder 4, Piece 37.

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.