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 with several varieties of "The Blues." These "Blues," too, had their origin in Memphis,

and the towns along the Mississippi. They are a sort of lament of a lover who is feeling "blue" over the loss of his sweetheart.
The "Blues" of Memphis have been adulterated so much on Broadway that they have lost their pristine hue. But whenever

you hear a piece of music which has a strain like this in it: [Illustration: Music] you will
know you are listening to something which belonged originally to Beale Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee. The original "Memphis Blues," so far as it can be credited to a composer, must be credited to Mr. W. C. Handy, a colored musician of Memphis. As illustrations of
the genuine Ragtime song in the making, I quote

the words of two that wer
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