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Nov 16, 1873W.C. Handy is born in Florence, Alabama. Recognized as the Father of the Blues, he's referenced in the 2003 Lonestar hit "Walking In Memphis." Handy enters the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983Mar 28, 1958W.C. Handy dies in New York City. Acknowledged as the Father of the Blues, he's mentioned in the lyrics of the Lonestar country hit "Walking In Memphis." Handy is inducted in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983May 17, 1969The Father of the Blues, W.C. Handy, is honored with a six-cent postage stamp. Fourteen years later, he is inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of FameOct 9, 1983The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inducts blues pioneer W.C. Handy, Loretta Lynn and Beasley Smith, who wrote Roy Acuff's "Night Train To Memphis"Jan 15, 1987Sonny James is installed in the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. Other new inductees include bluesman W.C. Handy and record producers Sam Phillips and Jerry WexlerNov 29, 2012Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis are among the 25 inaugural inductees in the Memphis Music Hall of Fame, along with Sam Phillips, Al Green, Otis Redding, The Staple Singers, Isaac Hayes, W.C. Handy and Booker T. & The MG's
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