The theme for this edition of Stranger Songs is "Songs of W.C. Handy." These songs were written or adapted by W.C. Handy (1873-1958). Known as “The Father of the Blues,” Handy was the first composer to publish blues songs.
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| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy 
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| St. Louis Blues Ella Fitzgerald - These are the Blues - Verve |
| Chantez Les Bas Nat King Cole - St. Louis Blues - Capitol |
| The Yellow Dog Blues Bessie Smith - Bessie Smith: The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection - Big 3 |
| Long Gone (From the Bowlin' Green) Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton - Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy - Columbia/Legacy |
| Loveless Love (Careless Love) Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra featuring Catherine Russell - Good Time Music: Community Music, Vol. 2 - Royal Potato Family 
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| Way Down South Where the Blues Began W.C. Handy's Beale Street - Where the Blues Began - Inside Memphis |
| Atlanta Blues (Make Me One Pallet On Your Floor) Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy - Columbia/Legacy |
| Joe Turner Mississippi John Hurt - Mr. Hurt Goes to Washington - Sunset Blvd. |
| Friendless Blues Nat King Cole - St. Louis Blues - Capitol |
| The Jogo Blues W.C. Handy's Beale Street - Where the Blues Began - Inside Memphis |
| Steal Away Eartha Kitt with Shorty Rogers & His Giants - St. Louis Blues - RCA |
| Shine Like a Morning Star Pearl Bailey - St. Louis Blues - Roulette |
| Hist the Window, Noah Eartha Kitt with Shorty Rogers & His Giants - St. Louis Blues - RCA |
| Beale Street Blues Shirley Bassey - Born to Sing the Blues - Philips |
| Ramblin' Blues Loudon Wainwright III with Sloan Wainwright - High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project (2nd Story Sound - 2nd Story Sound |
| Memphis Blues Jim Kweskin & The Neo-Passé Jazz Band - Jump for Joy - Vanguard |
| Hesitating Blues Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton - Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy - Columbia/Legacy |
| Harlem Blues W.C. Handy's Beale Street - Where the Blues Began - Inside Memphis |
| Aunt Hagar’s Blues Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy - Columbia/Legacy |
| Careless Love/St. Louis Blues Odetta - Blues Everywhere I Go - M.C. |
| Yellow Dog Blues Billy Novick's Blue Syncopators - Music from The Great Gatsby (Billy Novick - Billy Novick |
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Lots of joy in this music, Mike. While I know some of these songs, most of these versions are new to me. Thank you for this. Definitely a show to come back and listen to again and again.
4:47 PM, February 1st, 2022