The Blues Alley Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The history of black music is the history of American music. AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast takes you on a remarkable odyssey of struggle, intrigue, business, crime, & music, all spanning more than a century.
But, Blues Alley isn’t your typical blues documentary. Our goal is to tell the stories of blues music, but also to reach into the lives of the people who created it. Explore the places they lived, and the times that inspired the first truly authentic form of American music.
Our first series W.C. Handy, the Founding Father of American Music, weaves the tale of the man who first took a rustic music from the Mississippi delta, turned it into an international phenomenon, and made blues music sing for everyone, everywhere.
You’ll be amazed.
When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.
What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.
Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.
We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.
We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You!
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BONUS EXTRAS
Ethel Waters - Founding Mothers Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/15FfDoO9uBRppBIxwAeMpz?si=cd4005d1d4ce4ef4
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BluesAlleyPodcast #The Founding Mothers #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary #UptownAl
When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.
What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.
Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.
We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.
We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You!
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BONUS EXTRAS
Ida Cox – The Founding Mothers Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5mYIKBcHY5VkcY5AEce4UR?si=287dfc686d4a4af1
YOU CAN GET YOUR BLUES ALLEY Tees, Mugs, Phone Cases, and dozens of other products on Reddbubble
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BluesAlleyPodcast #The Founding Mothers #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary #UptownAl
When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.
What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.
Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.
We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.
We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You!
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BONUS EXTRAS
TRIXIE SMITH – THE FOUNDING MOTHERS PLAYLIST
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0mPTpBVjgYletEH74pV9eL?si=b0fcdfbda42941d1
YOU CAN GET YOUR BLUES ALLEY Tees, Mugs, Phone Cases, and dozens of other products on Reddbubble
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For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources
BluesAlleyPodcast #The Founding Mothers #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary #UptownAl
When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.
What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.
Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.
We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.
We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You!
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BONUS EXTRAS
Clara Smith – The Founding Mothers Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/28i88pdY3Hhb02H2iFRL2E?si=b10c5123955d42fd
YOU CAN GET YOUR BLUES ALLEY Tees, Mugs, Phone Cases, and dozens of other products on Reddbubble
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SUPPORT AEWorks
AEWorks is a non-profit 501-c-3 so your contributions are tax deductible
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For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources
BluesAlleyPodcast #The Founding Mothers #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary #UptownAl
When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.
What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.
Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.
We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.
We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You!
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BONUS EXTRAS
Lucille Hegemin – The Founding Mothers Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Lh0D3XBIdfAfLqEuAW849?si=04fe32c640a94fa2
YOU CAN GET YOUR BLUES ALLEY Tees, Mugs, Phone Cases, and dozens of other products on Reddbubble
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SUPPORT AEWorks
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For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources
BluesAlleyPodcast #The Founding Mothers #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary #UptownAl
When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.
What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.
Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.
We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.
We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You!
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BONUS EXTRAS
BESSIE SMITH – THE FOUNDING MOTHERS PLAYLIST
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6tfJf8B8GhCbR3BaAqwiKz?si=c4b67f4a759644f5
ST LOUIS BLUES – FILM
https://www.loc.gov/item/2023602002/
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For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources
BluesAlleyPodcast #The Founding Mothers #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary #UptownAl
When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.
What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.
Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.
We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.
We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You!
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BONUS EXTRAS
BESSIE SMITH – THE FOUNDING MOTHERS PLAYLIST
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6tfJf8B8GhCbR3BaAqwiKz?si=c4b67f4a759644f5
ST LOUIS BLUES – FILM
https://www.loc.gov/item/2023602002/
YOU CAN GET YOUR BLUES ALLEY Tees, Mugs, Phone Cases, and dozens of other products on Reddbubble
VISIT OUR STORE HERE: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/76458340
SUPPORT AEWorks
AEWorks is a non-profit 501-c-3 so your contributions are tax deductible
To support AEWorks you can buy us a coffee on KoFi: https://ko-fi.com/americanentertainmentworks
Or donate directly at https://www.aeworks.org
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For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources
BluesAlleyPodcast #The Founding Mothers #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary #UptownAl
When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.
What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.
Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.
We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.
We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You!
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BONUS EXTRAS
ALBERTA HUNTER – THE FOUNDING MOTHERS PLAYLIST
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/36zaVCddpC0LXap9HPyj93?si=6cc3d79e41ec439a
JAZZ AT THE SMITHSONIAN: ALBERTA HUNTER
https://youtu.be/1NxfXfwDmFM?si=edWsWxfkJtQmc-31
YOU CAN GET YOUR BLUES ALLEY Tees, Mugs, Phone Cases, and dozens of other products on Reddbubble
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SUPPORT AEWorks
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To support AEWorks you can buy us a coffee on KoFi: https://ko-fi.com/americanentertainmentworks
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For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources
BluesAlleyPodcast #The Founding Mothers #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary #UptownAl
When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.
What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.
Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.
We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.
We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You!
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BONUS EXTRAS
Ma Rainey - Founding Mothers Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6psqZUAOaTsu6CefYPBHii?si=c6da3ecbefbc4d88
YOU CAN GET YOUR BLUES ALLEY Tees, Mugs, Phone Cases, and dozens of other products on Reddbubble
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SUPPORT AEWorks
AEWorks is a non-profit 501-c-3 so your contributions are tax deductible
To support AEWorks you can buy us a coffee on KoFi: https://ko-fi.com/americanentertainmentworks
Or donate directly at https://www.aeworks.org
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For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources
BluesAlleyPodcast #The Founding Mothers #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary #UptownAl
When most people think of American blues - they envision a solitary man, with a battered old guitar - waiting at the crossroad to claim his destiny of fame and fortune, but all that would come decades after the genre first became a hit.
What few people realize today - is that the first decade of blues music was dominated by women. Much of their music is irreverent, biting and vehemently feminist.
Their names are largely unknown today, but it’s past time they received their due - as the Founding Mothers of American Music.
We’ll tell you the whole amazing story of these remarkable women - on AEWorks Blues Alley – The Founding Mothers Podcast.
We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You!
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BONUS EXTRAS
Blues Alley - The Founding Mothers Mamie Smith Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1bJ3NWoVhvqHRQKsDY426e?si=1148da0ccd8d4f60+FIND&nd=1&dlsi=4431b5c1c48e44cb
JAILHOUSE BLUES clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7uoCD1ef6Y
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BluesAlleyPodcast #The Founding Mothers #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary #UptownAl
Before Rosa Parks, there was another Rosa Parks, a Memphian named Ida B Wells. Wells was a school teacher - turned journalist - turned activist. Predictably her anti-lynching articles, and speeches enraged southern whites. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on this Special Rabbit Hole Edition of AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.
We’d love for you to subscribe. You know what to do… & thank you!
BONUS EXTRAS
Learn how the stories of Ida B. Wells and W.C. Handy intersect here.
Blues Alley Podcast – Episode 5
https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/wc-handy-the-founding-father-of-american-music-ep-5-%e2%80%93-a-change-is-gonna-come/
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BluesAlleyPodcast #Jim Holthouser #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary
He fought in WWI, championed civil rights throughout the twentieth century, became a celebrated author, and adviser to Dr. Martin Luther King. Yet few people know his name. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.
We’d love for you to subscribe. You know what to do… & thank you!
BONUS EXTRAS
Learn how the lives of Lt. Lee and Handy intersect
Episode 6
https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/wc-handy-the-founding-father-of-american-music-ep-6-%e2%80%93-they-re-more-than-songs/
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Founded by Chester Pond, the Yazoo & Delta Railway began service in 1897, running from Ruleville, Mississippi - population 336, to an empty spot in the middle of the delta. So why would a tiny town need it’s own railroad? And why was it called the Dog? We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.
We’d love for you to subscribe. You know what to do… & thank you!
BONUS EXTRAS
Learn how the stories of Chester Pond and W.C. Handy intersect here. Blues Alley Podcast - Episode 1 https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/wc-handy-the-founding-father-of-american-music-ep-6-%e2%80%93-they-re-more-than-songs/
For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources
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Broadway bound, Handy faced a whole new set of problems. We’ll tell you the rest of his amazing story on this episode of AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.
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BONUS EXTRAS
SAINT LOUIS BLUES
LISTEN TO - “Saint Louis Blues” The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy Performed by Jim Holthouser https://open.spotify.com/track/6kYXxg36AF10npniBs84fp?si=mnb0PM_ITX64cuxx64-vnw
LISTEN TO – The Victor Military Band’s rendition of “St Louis Blues” https://youtu.be/ZGqBmlZR3dc
WATCH Bessie Smith sing “St Louis Blues” from the movie “St Louis Blues” https://youtu.be/5Bo3f_9hLkQ
WATCH W.C. Handy perform “St Louis Blues” Live on Ed Sullivan’s Toast of the Town TV show in 1949 https://youtu.be/EkOcO5HXbk8
BEALE STREET BLUES
LISTEN TO - “Beale Street Blues” The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy Performed by Jim Holthouser https://open.spotify.com/track/0ynNOln1sjJynwSx8O1Rv2?si=2defxLCzRRGBsl9CyjazTw
LISTEN TO Louis Armstrong’s version of “Beale Street Blues” https://youtu.be/MKnAub5-LNE
LISTEN TO Marion Harris The Jazz Vampire’s recording of “Beale Street Blues” https://youtu.be/tf9A0vAUTE0
LISTEN TO Nat King Cole’s recording of “Beale Street Blues” https://youtu.be/Zg5i6OvOJWY
WATCH Bessie Smith’s version of Eddie Green’s “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” https://youtu.be/lfKqZWyLRqU
Follow Jim Holthouser on Spotify
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BluesAlleyPodcast #Jim Holthouser #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary #UptownAl
Handy had a hit… but could he write another? And, why was he still playing gigs for six dollars a night? We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.
We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You! ----more----
BONUS EXTRAS
SAINT LOUIS BLUES
LISTEN TO - “Saint Louis Blues” The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy Performed by Jim Holthouser https://open.spotify.com/track/6kYXxg36AF10npniBs84fp?si=mnb0PM_ITX64cuxx64-vnw
WATCH Jim Holthouser and Joyce Cobb perform “St Louis Blues – From Studio to Stage” https://youtu.be/wQmGjDJi0Bg
LISTEN TO – The Victor Military Band’s rendition of “St Louis Blues” https://youtu.be/ZGqBmlZR3dc
WATCH Bessie Smith sing “St Louis Blues” https://youtu.be/5Bo3f_9hLkQ
BEALE STREET BLUES
LISTEN TO - “Beale Street Blues” The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy Performed by Jim Holthouser https://open.spotify.com/track/0ynNOln1sjJynwSx8O1Rv2?si=2defxLCzRRGBsl9CyjazTw
LISTEN TO Louis Armstrong’s version of “Beale Street Blues” https://youtu.be/MKnAub5-LNE
Follow Jim Holthouser on Spotify
YOU CAN GET YOUR BLUES ALLEY Tees, Mugs, Phone Cases, and dozens of other products on Reddbubble VISIT OUR STORE HERE: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/76458340
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Handy had written a hit in Memphis Blues, but could he keep it? There’s a fine line between business and theft in Jim Crow Memphis. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.
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BONUS EXTRAS
LISTEN TO - “The Memphis Blues” The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy Performed by Jim Holthouser
https://open.spotify.com/track/1nhojmceSM3NgSQk87iwu2?si=YovL1hhCRDmT1TXO6lqDGA
LISTEN TO - James Reese Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters play “The Memphis Blues” https://youtu.be/pJPztEjzf6s
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SUPPORT AEWorks
AEWorks is a non-profit 501-c-3 so your contributions are tax deductible
To support AEWorks you can buy us a coffee on KoFi: https://ko-fi.com/americanentertainmentworks
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Department stores are a waning institution in 21st century American culture. But, without them there might not be American music at all. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.
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VIEW - Handy's Ad for the Memphis Commercial Appeal September 28th, 1912 https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources
LISTEN TO - “The Memphis Blues” The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy Performed by Jim Holthouser https://open.spotify.com/track/1nhojmceSM3NgSQk87iwu2?si=YovL1hhCRDmT1TXO6lqDGA
LISTEN TO - James Rees Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters play “The Memphis Blues” https://youtu.be/pJPztEjzf6s
Follow Jim Holthouser on Spotify
YOU CAN GET YOUR BLUES ALLEY Tees, Mugs, Phone Cases, and dozens of other products on Reddbubble VISIT OUR STORE HERE: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/76458340
SUPPORT AEWorks
AEWorks is a non-profit 501-c-3 so your contributions are tax deductible
To support AEWorks you can buy us a coffee on KoFi: https://ko-fi.com/americanentertainmentworks
Or donate directly at https://www.aeworks.org
Just click DONATE on the home page. We’re a not for profit 501 c 3 so your contributions are tax deductible.
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For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources
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Just like the legendary crossroad in the Mississippi delta, the corner of Main Street and Madison Avenue in Memphis, TN, is its own kind of crossroad. It’s also one of the most important places in the history of American music. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on the AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.
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BONUS EXTRAS
LISTEN TO - “The Memphis Blues” The original piano piece Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy Performed by Jim Holthouser
https://open.spotify.com/track/1nhojmceSM3NgSQk87iwu2?si=YovL1hhCRDmT1TXO6lqDGA
LISTEN TO – W.C. Handy sing the original lyrics to “Mister Crump” https://youtu.be/HoNYhsHVHqQ
LISTEN TO - James Rees Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters play “The Memphis Blues” https://youtu.be/pJPztEjzf6s
Follow Jim Holthouser on Spotify
YOU CAN GET YOUR BLUES ALLEY Tees, Mugs, Phone Cases, and dozens of other products on Reddbubble VISIT OUR STORE HERE: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/76458340
SUPPORT AEWorks
AEWorks is a non-profit 501-c-3 so your contributions are tax deductible
To support AEWorks you can buy us a coffee on KoFi: https://ko-fi.com/americanentertainmentworks
Or donate directly at https://www.aeworks.org
Just click DONATE on the home page. We’re a not for profit 501 c 3 so your contributions are tax deductible.
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For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources
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Did you know that the story of American music, as we know it today, began at a tiny train station in a now mostly forgotten town called Tutwiler, MS? We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.
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LISTEN TO THE SONG that started it all.
Yellow Dog Blues Composed and Arranged by W.C. Handy Performed by Jim Holthouser https://open.spotify.com/track/2wF14lIz4HFeF3O2ODuSQM?si=TCQJ4GVzTT-ptlJltrJRZQ Follow Jim Holthouser on Spotify
YOU CAN GET YOUR BLUES ALLEY Tees, Mugs, Phone Cases, and dozens of other products on Reddbubble VISIT OUR STORE HERE: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/76458340
SUPPORT AEWorks
AEWorks is a non-profit 501-c-3 so your contributions are tax deductible
To support AEWorks you can buy us a coffee on KoFi: https://ko-fi.com/americanentertainmentworks
Or donate directly at https://www.aeworks.org
Just click DONATE on the home page. We’re a not for profit 501 c 3 so your contributions are tax deductible.
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For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources
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Blues music has been around for well over a hundred years. In the 21st century, we have the same relationship to W.C. Handy, that he had to Beethoven. It’s time to begin looking at the founders of blues as the American corollaries of Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart.
The Blues Alley Podcast, is more than just the story of the founders. It’s also about the places and environment that they lived in, because art, literature, science, technology, even economics – all influence music and vice versa.
The Blues Alley takes a look at all of these elements, and how they each contributed to the rise of American Music.
It’s an inspiring story. One you won't believe, but one you will love.
Stay Tuned ~
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YOU CAN GET YOUR BLUES ALLEY Tees, Mugs, Phone Cases, and dozens of other products on Reddbubble VISIT OUR STORE HERE: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/76458340
SUPPORT US
AEWorks is a non-profit 501-c-3 so your contributions are tax deductible
To support AEWorks you can buy us a coffee on KoFi: https://ko-fi.com/americanentertainmentworks
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For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources