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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

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RecordID
91098

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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

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RecordID
91099

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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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RecordID
91100

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Collection
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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

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RecordID
91101

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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,

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Standard

RecordID
91102

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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

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RecordID
91103

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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]

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91104

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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,

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RecordID
91105

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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]

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RecordID
91106

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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]

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Standard

RecordID
91107

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Collection
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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

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RecordID
91339

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Song Theme
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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
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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

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RecordID
91610

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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

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RecordID
91616