My Homeland: Songs about Tennessee
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Song Theme
Tennessee Places
Collection
Sheet Music
Item ID
000199-TENN
Accession Number
03-023 Mitchell
Title
Memphis blues
Creator
Handy, W. C.
Additional Author
W.C. Handy, prf.
Date
1913
1916
Publisher
Theron C. Bennett
Joe Morris Music Co.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Subject
Tennessee Songs and music
Physical Description
1 vocal score (3 p.) : 35 cm ; V
Location
TENN 003
Notes
Small sheet music. Cover is light blue with sketch of jazz band, photo of Handy, "Father of the Blues."
First Line
Honey, I've been down, down to Memphis town, where the people smile on you all the while
Notation
Standard
RecordID
91098
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Song Theme
Tennessee Places
Collection
Sheet Music
Item ID
000200-TENN
Accession Number
03-023 Mitchell
Title
Memphis blues
Creator
Handy, W.C.
Tobuas, Charlie, and Peter DeRose, new melody and interpolations
Additional Author
Leff, ill.
Date
1912
1913
1916
1931
Publisher
Joe Morris Music Co.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Subject
Blues music
Tennessee Songs and music
African American musicians.
Physical Description
1 vocal score (4 p.) : 35 cm ; V
Location
TENN 003
Notes
Small sheet music,cover in blue and orange, man playing banjo by a river.Back cover excerpts" "When your hair has turned to silver" and "Somewhere in old Wyoming."
First Line
I had a man from Memphis made a fuss over me
Notation
Standard
RecordID
91099
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Song Theme
Tennessee Places
Collection
Sheet Music
Item ID
000202-TENN
Accession Number
03-023 Mitchell
Title
Memphis blues
Additional Title
Mister Crump
Creator
Handy, W.C.
Norton, George A., lyrics
Additional Author
Barbelle, 1888-1957., ill.
Date
1912
1913
Publisher
W.C. Handy
Theron C. Bennett
Handy Brothers Music Co., Inc.
Jerry Vogel Music Co.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Subject
Blues music
Tennessee Songs and music
Physical Description
1 vocal score (5 p.) : 35 cm ; V
Location
TENN 003
Notes
Small sheet music, cover is blue with white text and musical excerpt; photo of a different sheet music cover for the song. Inside cover explains who holds copyright renewals to song with and without the words.
First Line
Folks I've just been down, down to Memphis town, that's where the people smile, smile on you all the shile
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Standard
RecordID
91100
My Homeland: Songs about Tennessee
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Song Theme
Tennessee Places
Collection
Sheet Music
Item ID
000203-TENN
Accession Number
03-023 Mitchell
Title
Memphis blues
Additional Title
Mister Crump
Creator
Handy, W.C.
Robinson, J. Ruseel, words & arr.
Additional Author
Signed to Gertrude Anderson
Date
1912
1940
Publisher
W.C. Handy
Handy Brothers Music Co., Inc.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Subject
Blues music
Tennessee Songs and music
Physical Description
5 pp.
Location
TENN 003
Notes
Small sheet music.Cover is blue with green and white text and musical notes shaped into stick-figure people, dancing. Inside, signed by arranger Robinson, Jan.11, 1941.
First Line
'Way back in Nineteen-ten Down in the southern town of Memphis
Notation
Standard
RecordID
91101
My Homeland: Songs about Tennessee
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Song Theme
Tennessee Places
Collection
Sheet Music
Item ID
000204-TENN
Accession Number
03-023 Mitchell
Title
Memphis blues
Additional Title
Mister Crump
Creator
Handy, W.C.
Additional Author
Jack Teagarden, prf.
Date
1912
1913
1940
Publisher
Handy, W.C.
Theron C. Bennett
Handy Brothers Music Co., Inc.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Subject
Blues music
Tennessee Songs and music
Motion picture music
Physical Description
4 pp.
Location
TENN 003
Series
Birth of the Blues
Edition
Original vocal
Notes
Small sheet music. Cover is light blue with black text and white drawing of steamboat and river dock across bottom of page. Large photo of Jack Teagarden. Back cover advertises Handy's autobiography, "Father of the Blues."
First Line
Folks, I've just been down, down to Memphis town, That's where the people smile,
Notation
Standard
RecordID
91102
My Homeland: Songs about Tennessee
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Song Theme
Tennessee Places
Collection
Sheet Music
Item ID
000205-TENN
Accession Number
03-023 Mitchell
Title
Memphis Blues
Creator
Handy, W.C.
Date
1913
1916
1934
Publisher
Theron C. Bennett
Joe Morris Music Co.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Subject
Blues music
Motion picture music
Tennessee Songs and music
Physical Description
4 pp.
Location
TENN 003
Series
Belle of the Nineties
Notes
Small sheet music. Cover is white with turquoise-blue text and design. Back cover excerpts" "Good night little girl of my dreams" and "In the valley of the moon."
First Line
Honey, I've been down, down to Memphis town, where the people smile
Notation
Standard
RecordID
91103
My Homeland: Songs about Tennessee
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Tennessee Places
Collection
Sheet Music
Item ID
000206-TENN
Accession Number
03-023 Mitchell
Title
Memphis Blues
Creator
Handy, W.C.
Volpe, Harry, arr. for guitar
Additional Author
Volpe, Harry, prf.
Date
1912
1940
Publisher
W.C. Handy
Handy Brothers Music Co. Inc.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Subject
Blues music
Tennessee Songs and music
Physical Description
4 pp.
Location
TENN 003
Notes
Small sheet music. Cover is brown with photo of Harry Volpe, arr. Back cover has excerptsfrom guitar arrnagments for Yellow dog blues and Beale Street blues.
First Line
[no words]
Notation
Standard
RecordID
91104
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Song Theme
Tennessee Places
Collection
Sheet Music
Item ID
000208-TENN
Accession Number
03-023 Mitchell
Title
Memphis blues
Creator
Handy, W.C.
Additional Author
Ed. V. Cupero and his orchestra
Date
1913
Publisher
Theron C. Bennett
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Subject
Blues music
Minstrels - Songs and music
Tennessee Songs and music
Physical Description
1 vocal score (4 p.) : 35 cm ; V
Location
TENN 003
Notes
Large sheet music. Cover is blue with photo of Ed. V. Cupero and his orchestra in George Evan's "Honey Boy Minstrels." Back cover: "In dreamy Panama."
First Line
Folks I've just been down, down to Memphis town, That's where the people smile,
Notation
Standard
RecordID
91105
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Song Theme
Tennessee Places
Collection
Sheet Music
Item ID
000209-TENN
Accession Number
03-023 Mitchell
Title
Memphis blues
Additional Title
Mister Crump
Creator
Handy, W.C.
Date
1912
Publisher
Theron C. Bennett Co.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Subject
Blues music
Tennessee Songs and music
Physical Description
1 vocal score (3 p.) : 35 cm ; V
Location
TENN 003
Notes
Large sheet music. Cover is blue with white text. Back cover: "Melancholy."
First Line
[no words]
Notation
Standard
RecordID
91106
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Song Theme
Tennessee Places
Collection
Sheet Music
Item ID
000210-TENN
Accession Number
03-023 Mitchell
Title
Memphis blues
Creator
Handy, W.C.
Additional Author
Waiman, prf.
Date
1912
Publisher
Theron C. Bennett
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Subject
Blues music
Tennessee Songs and music
Physical Description
1 vocal score (3 p.) : 35 cm ; V
Location
TENN 003
Notes
Large sheet music, cover is blue with white text, photo of violinist Waiman.
First Line
[no words]
Notation
Standard
RecordID
91107
My Homeland: Songs about Tennessee
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Song Theme
Tennessee Places
Collection
Sheet Music
Item ID
000201-TENN
Accession Number
03-023 Mitchell
Title
Memphis blues
Creator
Handy, W.C.
Norton, George A., arr.
Additional Author
Leff, ill.
Date
[ca. 1929]
Publisher
Joe Morris Miller Co.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Subject
Blues music
Tennessee Songs and music
Physical Description
4 pp.
Location
TENN 003
Notes
Scanned copy of small sheet music; cover is yellow and blue drawing of man playing banjo by the river. Title page states: GeorgeA. Norton's song founded on W.C. Handy's World Wide "Blue" Note Melody." Back cover excertps: "Dream mother" and "In the sweet long ago."
Date taken from copyright advertisement on back cover.
First Line
Folks I've been down, down to Memphis town, that's where the people smile, smile on you all the while
Notation
Standard
RecordID
91339
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Song Theme
Tennessee Places
Collection
Sheet Music
Item ID
000207-TENN
Accession Number
03-023 Mitchell
Title
Memphis blues
Creator
Handy, W.C.
Norton, Geroge, lyrics
Additional Author
Ed. V. Cupero and his orchestra, prf.
Date
1913
Publisher
Theron C. Bennett
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Subject
Blues music
Tennessee Songs and music
Minstrels - Songs and music
Physical Description
4 pp.
Location
TENN 003
Notes
Large sheet music. Cover is blue with photo of Ed. V. Cupero and his orchestra in George Evan's "Honey Boy Minstrels." Back cover: "Melancholy." Poor condition.
First Line
FOlks, I've just been down, down to Memphis town, that's where the people smile
Notation
Standard
RecordID
91340
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Song Theme
Tennessee Places
Collection
Sheet Music
Item ID
000562-TENN
Accession Number
09-013
Title
The Memphis blues
Creator
Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958
Additional Author
Norton, George A. lyr
Cupero, E. V. (Edward Victor), 1878?-1939 prf
Geo. Evans' "Honey Boy" Minstrels prf
Date
1913
Publisher
Joe Morris Music Co.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Subject
Tennessee Songs and music
Physical Description
1 vocal score (4 p.) : 35 cm ; V
Location
TENN 007
Notes
From the Peter S. LaPaglia Collection
Cover is blue with picture of musical director Ed.V. Cupero in the foreground and the Geo. Evans' "Honey Boy" Minstrels in the background. There is an illustration of a blackface character below title. Illustrator signature in lower LH corner of cover and publisher name and address in lower RH corner.
"A Southern Rag By W.C. HANDY" -- lower LH corner of cover.
"GEORGE A. NORTON'S. Song Founded on W.C. Handy's World Wide 'Blue' Note Melody." -- inside cover, below title.
"Copyright MCMXII by Theron C. Bennett. N.Y. City." -- inside cover on bottom.
"F. J. LAWSON CO. N.Y -- inside back cover, lower RH corner.
Back cover contains advertisement illustrated by Sormer of sheet music "Before the World Began" by Alfred Solman and words by Andrew B. Sterling. Published by Joe Morris Music Co..
CPM copy holographic "Mary Dobesh" -- on cover, below title.
First Line
Folks I've just been down, down to Memphis town, That's where the people smile, smile on you all the while
Notation
Standard
RecordID
91610
My Homeland: Songs about Tennessee
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Song Theme
Tennessee Places
Collection
Sheet Music
Item ID
000568-TENN
Accession Number
10-029
Title
The Memphis Blues
Creator
Norton, George A. lyr
Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958 cmp
Date
1940, 1913
Publisher
Jerry Vogel Music Co.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Subject
Tennessee -- Songs and music.
Physical Description
vocal score [4 p.] ; 31 cm. x 23 cm. ; V
Location
TENN 007
Notes
No cover, art, or advertisements
1940 copyright by Charles E. Norton & 1913 copyright by Theron C. Bennett
First Line
Folks I've just been down, down to Memphis town
Notation
Standard
RecordID
91616