W.C. Handy "St. Louis Blues" On The Ed Sullivan Show

W. C. Handy was a music genius.

Really doesn’t get better than this. God Bless America

Please upload the full performance.

Wow, one can only say that something is an original rendition of a composer's intent when the composer is the one blowing the Trumpet.

But this clip cuts off the composition at the end.

Soundtrack throughout 1933's "Baby Face", with Barbara Stanwyck; Theresa Harris sings some of WC's lyrics 🔥

great man and artist, highly recommend his autobiography 'Father of the Blues'

damn they cut it off right when it was about to get swingin

Even though he died before I was even born, WC Handy inspired me to love blues music and I used to be a former trumpet player and in a way he was my inspiration to play trumpet as well.

THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW (1948-1971)

Un grande en la trompeta

Sick.

Sullivan was right about Harry James not being able to play like Handy when he was 75. He died at 67.

More jazzy than bluesy.

Ed Sullivan was born old

We play that song in my band now

Song was so good they named an entire hockey team after it

It stops before the best part.

wow! Ed Sullivan back in 10,000 B.C.!

Back when this song came out St Louis was the bigest city along the Mississippi . St Louis of the time was a dirty nasty city like so many others . The sloughter houses across the river with it's smell of dead animals did not help . There was two types of people there . The some many poor and the few vary rich . . The city was a trade root also . From the trade of cotton to black folksand everything between . It was a vary sad place and time . The effects of this depressed place still carries on to this day . All the old buildings that still stands . The older row housing are mostly gone now . I remember when I was a child and going into the city I could still smell the nasty air . The biggest thing about St Louis was the erection of the Arch . The so called gateway to the west . All St louis was if the rivir trade rout was not there what a wagon train stop to the West .

He's 75 in a video that's turning 75 in 2 weeks

This guy was born to former slaves. Crazy to think this performance was witnessed by people who are alive today.

it's hard to even describe how important this piece of film is
it's the definition of AMERICAN MUSIC, i can't even find the words
nowhere else in the world

I listen to rap music. This type of music really calm me all the way down a place where I need to be.

song was famous that the reason in 1967 a entire hockey team that was about to enter in the nhl choosed the name of St. Louis Blues

Seems like they cut out the second half of the tune for some reason.

American music. Brought to you by the poorest people in the richest nation. A gift for the whole world.

Obviously my music Teacher had me playing trumpet like my name sake Handy but I decided to play the sax like Parker but if course nowhere near the talent.

Purest blues you'll hear!

Ah -- America at her mid-century best. ✌

My generation need to bring music like this back in the year 2030 but way not now kiddo's

"St. Louis Blues" (1914) by W. C. Handy has a habanera-tresillo bass line. Jelly Roll Morton considered the tresillo-habanera (which he called the Spanish tinge) to be an essential ingredient of jazz."

Lip synching/mining...what a shame!

That Katt's the horniest!

Great! Love the comping on the piano!

Gracias al tango nacio el blues

It kinda reminds me of that sond from Over the Garden Wall

Of 'Walking in Memphis ' fame ??

In 1967 at age 11,l was traveling by greyhound bus from Cleveland to Holly Springs Miss.l had made this trip many time before but this time l was alone. When the bus arrived in Memphis l had some time before the next bus departed to Miss.Being from a large city l felt comfortable with exploring my surroundings.l remember wondering out of the bus station and walking up the avenue to Belle st.l remember standing at the foot of this huge statue and wondering to myself who this individual was. l read the plaque.W.C.Handy.father of the blues.l now realize that at that moment historic excellance was looking down on me as well.l love the blues.Thank you W.C.Handy.May you rest in peace.

Nota 10!!!!!!

Moore Anna Clark Edward Anderson Dorothy

Thankyou Walkin in Memphis

The OG!!!

Ill be happy if they brought back this tyoe of music cuz u cant get anything original anymore nowadays

The song was 35 years old in 1949, as antique as the music of 1989 is today.

وجدتها في رواية رقصة الوداع واتيت لسماعها 😅❤❤

Has a similar sound to coronation street theme .

I'm not American (Brazilian here), but feel the need to say THANK YOU AMERICA for bringing up the blues: thanks for the black roots that gifted the world with such amazing music!

Wow

I'm reading his autobiography. "Father of the Blues." What a life he lived.