A Treasury of the blues : complete words and music of 67 great songs from Memphis blues to the present day

Title

A Treasury of the blues : complete words and music of 67 great songs from Memphis blues to the present day / edited by W.C. Handy ; with an historical and critical text by Abbe Niles ; with pictures by Miguel Covarrubias.

Format

Musical Score

Published/Produced

[New York?] : C. Boni ; distributed by Simon and Schuster, c1949.

Physical description

1 score (258 p.) : ill. ; 28 cm.

Notes

Chiefly for voice and piano (in part with chord symbols and guitar or ukulele chord diagrams); some works for piano solo.
First ed. published in 1926 under title: Blues, an anthology.

Bibliography

"A selective bibliography": p. 254-255.

Subject

Popular music--United States.
Blues (Music)

Related name/work

Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958.
Niles, Abbe.
Covarrubias, Miguel, 1904-1957.

Other titles

John Money collection.