Quotes about William Christopher Handy

You've got to appreciate the things that come from the art of the Negro and...

#William Christopher Handy

With a guitar I would be able to express the things I felt in sounds.

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Whenever I heard the song of a bird and the answering call of its mate,...

#William Christopher Handy

The name of my ailment was longing, and it was not cured till I finally...

#William Christopher Handy

The blues - the sound of a sinner on revival day.

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Setting my mind on a musical instrument was like falling in love. All the world...

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Saving was slow and painful.

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Nature was my kindergarten.

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My big ears indicated a talent for music. This thrilled me.

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Life is something like a trumpet. If you don't put anything in, you won't get...

#William Christopher Handy

Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it, you don't...

#William Christopher Handy

I think America concedes that true American music has sprung from the Negro.

#William Christopher Handy