| 41669 | Memphis Blues, The |
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| Handy, W. C. (Arr. Webb, Richard) |  Score
 mp3 audio
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| Category: String Orchestra |
| Grade: Medium Difficult |
| Duration: 3:00 |
| Instrumentation: str=8.8.5.5.5 |
| Description: Handy’s The Memphis Blues was published in 1912, and was based on a campaign song called Mr. Crump, which the composer claimed to have written for a mayoral candidate in Memphis, Tennessee. It has been performed and recorded by many blues, jazz, and popular music artists through the years. |