![]() There were literally dozens of such composer-published “rag-blues,” most of which are extremely obscure today.Īfter Handy, the next milestone in the history of the Chicago Southside Piano style came from George W. Booker comes to mind, for his early “West Texas Blues.” Euday Bowman published his own exceptional rags and blues in Texas, as did ragtime great Clarence Woods. ![]() Some were more entrepreneurial and published their own material. Several of these composers were published by Handy, such as William King Phillips (“Florida Blues,”) and Will Livernash (“Snakey Blues”) amongst others. Many composers, mostly from the deep South, followed in the wake of success of Handy’s blues tunes. While still purely ragtime, Handy was the first composer to truly popularize the 12-bar format in piano music, and his musical influence was widespread. Handy formalized blues music as a distinct piano style. With his immensely successful “Memphis Blues” of 1912, W.C. Jones & Historical & Piano Roll on May 11th 2017 0 CommentsĬlearly, the development of Chicago style jazz and blues piano had its roots in ragtime, and with the itinerant, now forgotten early gospel pianists who incorporated syncopation into their playing. Jones Player Piano Rolls Part 1 – Ragtime and Other Instrumental Music Posted in - Biography & Clarence M.
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