<P> William Christopher Handy ( November 16 , 1873 -- March 28 , 1958 ) was a composer and musician , known as the Father of the Blues . An African American , Handy was one of the most influential songwriters in the United States . One of many musicians who played the distinctively American blues music , Handy did not create the blues genre and was not the first to publish music in the blues form , but he took the blues from a regional music style ( Delta blues ) with a limited audience to a new level of popularity . </P>
<P> William Christopher Handy ( November 16 , 1873 -- March 28 , 1958 ) was a composer and musician , known as the Father of the Blues . An African American , Handy was one of the most influential songwriters in the United States . One of many musicians who played the distinctively American blues music , Handy did not create the blues genre and was not the first to publish music in the blues form , but he took the blues from a regional music style ( Delta blues ) with a limited audience to a new level of popularity . </P>
who was considered the father of the blues
who was considered the father of the blues
William Christopher Handy
William Christopher Handy