Saint Louis Blues (music)

: This article is about the song. For other things of this name, see the disambiguation page Saint Louis Blues

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"St. Louis Blues" is a piece of American music composed by William Christopher Handy in the blues style. It remains a fundamental part of jazz musicians' repertoire. It was also one of the first blues songs to succeed as a pop song; it has been performed by numerous musicians of all styles from Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith to Glenn Miller and the Boston Pops Orchestra. It has been called "the jazzman's Hamlet". Published in September of 1914 by Handy's own company, it later gained such popularity that it inspired the dance step the "Foxtrot".

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American - Music - William Christopher Handy - Blues - Jazz - Musician - Pop song - Louis Armstrong - Bessie Smith - Glenn Miller - Boston Pops Orchestra - Hamlet - September - 1914 - Foxtrot

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