Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Beale St. When: 1912 What: WC Handy had been performing on Beale Street when he penned “Memphis Blues.” It was the first published (in 1912) Blues song of the soon to be popular genre. « PREVIOUS In celebration of Black Music Month, TheUrbanDaily’s “It’s All Black Music” presents 100 […]
