620 West College St.
Florence

Tuesday-Saturday
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Admission is charged

W.C. Handy, the Father of the Blues, was born in Florence in 1873 in a log cabin his grandfather had built by hand. A historic marker commemorates the home’s original site at the corner of Cherokee and Beale streets. The two-room house was relocated to this site in 1968. The home and museum display a large collection of Handy’s personal papers, memorabilia, photographs and artifacts including handwritten sheets of music for many of his famous tunes. Credited with popularizing the blues in the early 20th century, Handy’s best-known works include Memphis Blues, Yellow Dog Blues, Saint Louis Blues and Beale Street Blues.

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256-760-6434
www.visitflorenceal.com

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