Ocupation: Composer
Life: November 16, 1873 - March 28, 1958
Birthday: November 16
Death: March 28
Whenever I heard the song of a bird and the answering call of its mate, I could visualize the notes in scale, all built up within my consciousness as a natural symphony.
source: William Christopher Handy (1947). “Father of the Blues: An Autobiography of W. C. Handy”