USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

1920S AMERICAN CULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was W.C. Handy known for in the 1920s?
A
Handy was a well-known baseball player and rival of Babe Ruth.
B
Handy created an airplane with a large enough fuel tank to fly from New York to Paris.
C
Handy was Louis Armstrong’s father.
D
Handy is known as the “Father of the Blues”.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -One of many musicians who played the distinctively American blues music, Handy did not create the blues genre but was the first to publish music in the blues form, thereby taking the blues from a regional music style (Delta blues ) with a limited audience to a new level of popularity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Handy, in full William Christopher Handy, (born November 16, 1873, Florence, Alabama, U.S.-died March 28, 1958, New York, New York), American composer who changed the course of popular music by integrating the blues idiom into then-fashionable ragtime music. Among his best-known works is the classic “St. Louis Blues.”

Detailed explanation-3: -For his efforts in making Blues famous, W.C. Handy is known as the “Father of the Blues.”

Detailed explanation-4: -He quit the position and found work at a pipe works plant in nearby Bessemer. During his free time, he organized a small string orchestra and taught musicians how to read notes. He formed a quartet called the “Lauzetta Quartet". When the group read about the upcoming World’s Fair in Chicago, they decided to attend.

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