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

River with river boats; Men standing near trees on shoreline

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.

Subjects

Alcohol Songs and music. ; Popular music. Songs and music. ; Prohibition ; Blues (Music)

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

Alternate Print Versions

9648993

Physical ID#

32278009346382

Digital ID#

009346382-1914

Location of Original

Box 4, Folder 3, Piece 1.

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.