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Florence, Alabama native William Christopher Handy (1873-1958), was a famous composer of sacred and secular music (including “St. Louis Blues”). He achieved several “firsts”, and is known as the “Father of the Blues”. The Handy Home and Museum currently stands on College Street in Florence, Alabama.
