Handy Brothers Music Company, Inc.

What We Do

We are dedicated to promoting the original works of W. C. Handy, "Father of the Blues", including arrangements performed by some of the world's leading entertainers.  These include not only works inspired by his most famous compositions (i.e. the St. Louis Blues, the St. Louis Blues March, the Memphis Blues, the Yellow Dog Blues, Beale Street Blues, etc.) but also sacred music.  We offer or promote:

• Blues' sheet music for various instruments and ensemble
• Spiritual arrangements
• Educational materials (Books, Anthologies, etc.)
• Publishing new works

With the pending centennial celebrations of Handy's most famous works (i.e. Memphis Blues (2012), St. Louis Blues (2014), and many others), through a partnership with the Handy Blues Centennial Committee, we will be offering

• Centennial Historical Memorabilia

 commemorating W.C.Handy's stature as an American Music Legend.  

Please visit the links below that provide a broader  perspective on W. C. Handy's impact on American music.

•  PRI's Documentary on  W.C. Handy
•  www.jazzstandards.com
• Handy and ASCAP's early history
  
• The Handy man can (ASCAP)
• F. Salamone's Bio on W. C. Handy
  
• W.C.Handy Festival in Florence,Alabama
• Blues Music Awards (Thursday,May 7,2009)
• Beale Street, Memphis, Tenn.
• W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival
• W.C. Handy Birthplace, Museum and Library

Call Us Today!

  New York Office:

MINNIE HANDY HANSON
PRESIDENT/CEO/TRUSTEE
ADDRESS: 1697 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10019
TEL. (212) 247-0362 OR 0365
FAX (212) 247-6179

e-mail: minnie_handy@handybrothers.com

WILLIAM C HANDY III

TRUSTEE
ADDRESS: SEE ABOVE

e-mail:

William_C_HandyIII@handybrothers.com

 Houston Office:

CARLOS R. HANDY, Ph.D.

TRUSTEE

Maribel Handy, CIO

Tel.  (713) 458-8577

e-mail: charles_handy@handybrothers.com 

Send us the URL link of your web-site with a description of  events celebrating W.C. Handy.