The Blues Alley Podcast

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/ For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources SUPPORT AEWorks 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. TO FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA VISIT TWITTER: https://twitter.com/aeworksinc FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/AEWorksInc INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/aeworksinc/ Follow Jim Holthouser on Spotify #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/ For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources SUPPORT AEWorks 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. TO FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA VISIT TWITTER: https://twitter.com/aeworksinc FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/AEWorksInc INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/aeworksinc/ Follow Jim Holthouser on Spotify #BluesAlleyPodcast #Jim Holthouser #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary

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 SUPPORT AEWorks 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. TO FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA VISIT TWITTER: https://twitter.com/aeworksinc FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/AEWorksInc INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/aeworksinc/ Follow Jim Holthouser on Spotify #BluesAlleyPodcast #Jim Holthouser #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary

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. 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 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 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. TO FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA VISIT TWITTER: https://twitter.com/aeworksinc FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/AEWorksInc INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/AmericanEntertainmentWorks/ For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources #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 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. TO FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA VISIT TWITTER: https://twitter.com/aeworksinc FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/AEWorksInc INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/AmericanEntertainmentWorks/ For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources #BluesAlleyPodcast #Jim Holthouser #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary #UptownAl

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. We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You! ----more---- 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 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. TO FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA VISIT TWITTER: https://twitter.com/aeworksinc FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/AEWorksInc INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/AmericanEntertainmentWorks/ For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources #BluesAlleyPodcast #Jim Holthouser #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary #UptownAl

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. We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE You know what to do… & Thank You! ----more---- BONUS EXTRAS 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. TO FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA VISIT TWITTER: https://twitter.com/aeworksinc FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/AEWorksInc INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/AmericanEntertainmentWorks/ For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources #BluesAlleyPodcast #Jim Holthouser #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary #UptownAl

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. We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE You know what to do… & Thank You! ----more---- 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. TO FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA VISIT TWITTER: https://twitter.com/aeworksinc FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/AEWorksInc INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/AmericanEntertainmentWorks/ For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources #BluesAlleyPodcast #Jim Holthouser #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary #UptownAl

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. We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You! ----more---- BONUS EXTRAS 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. TO FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA VISIT TWITTER: https://twitter.com/aeworksinc FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/AEWorksInc INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/AmericanEntertainmentWorks/ For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources #BluesAlleyPodcast #Jim Holthouser #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary #UptownAl

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 ~ We’d love for you to SUBSCRIBE. You know what to do… & Thank You! ----more---- 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 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. TO FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA VISIT TWITTER: https://twitter.com/aeworksinc FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/AEWorksInc INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/AmericanEntertainmentWorks/ For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources #BluesAlleyPodcast #Jim Holthouser #AEWorks #BluesMusicHistory #BluesDocumentary #UptownAl