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File:Victor Military Band-The Memphis Blues.ogg

Victor_Military_Band-The_Memphis_Blues.ogg (Ogg Vorbis sound file, length 2 min 56 s, 43 kbps, file size: 921 KB)

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English: "Memphis Blues", composed by W. C. Handy in 1912. Recorded by Victor Military Band. First known commercial recording of Handy's first commercially successful blues composition. 78RPM, transferred to .ogg. File time is 2:58. No editing was applied to the file by the uploader. Musical score (with lyrics included) located here.
Français : « Memphis Blues », un morceau de musique du genre homonyme, composé par William Christopher Handy en 1909 et publié en 1912. Enregistré par le Victor Military Band.
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English: "Memphis Blues", composed by W. C. Handy in 1912. Recorded by Victor Military Band.
Français : « Memphis Blues », un morceau de musique du genre homonyme, composé par William Christopher Handy en 1909 et publié en 1912. Enregistré par le Victor Military Band.
中文（简体）：《Memphis Blues》

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current22:35, 21 June 20082 min 56 s (921 KB)Mitchazenia{{Information |Description=A recording of the Victor Military Band - The Memphis Blues |Source=[http://www.archive.org/details.php?identifier=Victor_Military_Band-The_Memphis_Blues&newflash=1 The Internet Archive] |Date=1914-07-15 |Author=Victor Military

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