W. C. Handy Quote

The blues came from the man farthest down. The blues came from nothingness, from want, from desire. And when a man sang or played the blues, a small part of the want was satisfied.

Jet (Dec. 31, 1953)

The blues came from the man farthest down. The blues came from nothingness, from want, from desire. And when a man sang or played the blues, a small...

The blues came from the man farthest down. The blues came from nothingness, from want, from desire. And when a man sang or played the blues, a small...

The blues came from the man farthest down. The blues came from nothingness, from want, from desire. And when a man sang or played the blues, a small...

The blues came from the man farthest down. The blues came from nothingness, from want, from desire. And when a man sang or played the blues, a small...