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W.C. Handy (1873–1958)
Music Department, Composer, Producer
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John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1988)
Special Thanks (as Wyer Handy), Writer: "St. Louis Blues" |
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Death of a Soldier (1986)
Composer: Song "St. Louis Blues", Lyrics: "St Louis Blues", Music: "St Louis Blues" |
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$63K
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St. Louis Blues (1958)
Music: "Morning Star", "Yellow Dog Blues", "Friendless Blues", Technical Advisor (as William Christopher Handy), Writer: "Careless Love", "Chantez Les Bas (Sing 'em Low)", "Saint Louis Blues" |
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$994
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Glory Alley (1952)
Lyrics: "Saint Louis Blues" (uncredited), Music: "Saint Louis Blues", "Flee As A Bird", "Oh Didn't He Ramble" (uncredited) |
$971K
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$885K
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Columbia Thrills of Music: Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra (1947)
(Short) - Writer: "St. Louis Blues" |
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Bataan (1943)
Lyrics: "St. Louis Blues" (1914) (uncredited), Music: "St. Louis Blues" (1914) (uncredited) |
$958K
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$779K
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Birth of the Blues (1941)
Lyrics: "St. Louis Blues" (uncredited), Music: "Memphis Blues", "St. Louis Blues" (uncredited) |
$857K
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$8K
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St. Louis Blues (1939)
Writer: "St. Louis Blues" (uncredited), "St.Louis Blues"., Soundtrack ("St. Louis Blues") (uncredited) |
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Stella Dallas (1937)
Lyrics: "St. Louis Blues" (1914) (uncredited), Music: "St. Louis Blues" (1914) (uncredited) |
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$800K
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The Emperor Jones (1933)
Lyrics: "St. Louis Blues" (1914) (uncredited), Music: "St. Louis Blues" (1914) (uncredited) |
$263K
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The Age of Consent (1932)
Lyrics: "St. Louis Blues" (1914) (uncredited), Music: "St. Louis Blues" (1914) (uncredited) |
$125K
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Young Bride (1932)
Lyrics: "St. Louis Blues" (1914) (uncredited), Music: "St. Louis Blues" (1914) (uncredited) |
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St. Louis Blues (1929)
(Short) - Music Arranger: Choral Arrangements, Co-producer, Writer: "St. Louis Blues" (uncredited) |
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American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story (2017)
(TV Mini-series) - Writer: "Careless Love" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2017) |
1
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The Originals (2015)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Chantez Les Bas (Sing 'em Low)" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2015)
City Beneath the Sea (Apr
27,
2015)
Season 2,
Episode 20
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Writer: "Chantez Les Bas (Sing 'em Low)" (uncredited)
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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
(TV Mini-series) - Music: "St. Louis Blues" (1 episode, 2014) |
1
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Independent Lens (2004–2014)
(TV Series) - Writer: "St. Louis Blues" (1 episode, 2014), Writer: "St. Louis Blues March" (1 episode, 2004) |
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Boardwalk Empire (2010–2012)
(TV Series) - Performer: "Yellow Dog Blues" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2012), Writer: "Yellow Dog Blues" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2012), Writer: "Memphis Blues" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2010), Writer: "That Jazz Dance" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2010)
Ging Gang Goolie (Oct
21,
2012)
Season 3,
Episode 6
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Performer: "Yellow Dog Blues" (uncredited),
Writer: "Yellow Dog Blues" (uncredited)
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Treme (2010)
(TV Series) - Writer: "St. Louis Blues" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2010)
Meet De Boys on the Battlefront (Apr
18,
2010)
Season 1,
Episode 2
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Writer: "St. Louis Blues" (uncredited)
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Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
(TV Movie) - Writer: "St. Louis Blues" (uncredited) |
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American Masters (2001–2005)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Memphis Blues" (1 episode, 2005), Writer: "Beale Street Blues" (1 episode, 2001)
Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records (Nov
28,
2001)
Season 16,
Episode 5
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Writer: "Beale Street Blues"
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The Blues (2003)
(TV Mini-series) - Performer: "Beale Street Blues", "Joe Turner", "St. Louis Blues" (1 episode, 2003), Writer: "Beale Street Blues", "Joe Turner", "St. Louis Blues" (1 episode, 2003), Writer: "Beale Street Blues" (1 episode, 2003)
Warming by the Devil's Fire (Oct
1,
2003)
Season 1,
Episode 4
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Performer: "Beale Street Blues", "Joe Turner", "St. Louis Blues",
Writer: "Beale Street Blues", "Joe Turner", "St. Louis Blues"
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Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show (2003)
(TV Special) - Music: "The Memphis Blues" (originally "Mr. Crump"), Writer: "The Memphis Blues" (originally "Mr. Crump"), "St. Louis Blues" |
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A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2002)
(TV Series) - Soundtrack ("St. Louis Blues") (uncredited) (1 episode, 2002) |
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NDR Jazz Workshops (1959–1961)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Beale Street Blues", "Ole Miss" (1 episode, 1961), Writer: "St. Louis Blues" (1 episode, 1959) |
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The Danny Thomas Show (1960)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Saint Louis Blues" (uncredited) (1 episode, 1960) |
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Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1959–1960)
(TV Series) - Writer: "St. Louis Blues" (uncredited) (3 episodes, 1959)
Rosemary Clooney, Ginny Tiu, Casey Stengel, Elroy Face, Hal Smith (Nov
2,
1960)
Season 13,
Episode 5
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Writer: "St. Louis Blues" (uncredited)
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The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1958–1960)
(TV Series) - Writer: "St. Louis Blues" (uncredited) (2 episodes, 1958), Writer: "St. Louis Blues" (1914) (uncredited) (1 episode, 1959) |
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Timex All-Star Jazz Show (1957–1959)
(TV Series) - Music: "St. Louis Blues" (uncredited) (2 episodes, 1957) |
2
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Jazz Party (1958)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Careless Love" (1 episode, 1958), Writer: "Memphis Blues" (1 episode, 1958) |
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1958)
(TV Series) - Writer: "St. Louis Blues" (uncredited) (1 episode, 1958)
Julie Andrews, Art Carney, Chita Rivera (Jan
12,
1958)
Season 2,
Episode 12
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Writer: "St. Louis Blues" (uncredited)
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1949)
(TV Series) - Performer: "St. Louis Blues" (1 episode, 1949), Writer: "St. Louis Blues" (1 episode, 1949)
Jackie Gleason, Rudy Vallee, Luise Rainer, Johnny Coy, W.C. Handy, Pat Henning (Feb
6,
1949)
Season 1,
Episode 34
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Performer: "St. Louis Blues",
Writer: "St. Louis Blues"
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The Buddy Rogers Show (1951)
(TV Series) - Self - composer / Self - musician (1 episode, 1951)
Special evening audition with guest W.C. Handy (May
10,
1951)
Season 1,
Episode 19
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Self - composer / Self - musician
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We, the People (1949)
(TV Series) - Self - Song Writer (1 episode, 1949)
Gloria Swanson, W.C. Handy, Connee Boswell, Wally Butterworth, Joseph B. Keenan, Frances Alda, Elsa Schiaparelli (Sep
27,
1949)
Season 1,
Episode 68
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Self - Song Writer
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The Negro Soldier (1944)
(Short) - Self - Father of the Blues (archive footage) (as Father of the Blues) |
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Karel Gott & Rudolf Cortés: Nestálá láska (1963)
(Music Video) - Writer: "Nestálá Láska (Careless Love)" |
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