FLORENCE, Ala. (WAFF) - W.C. Handy Music Festival officially kicked off Wednesday and will last for the next two weeks. 14 days of music, good food and fun, that’s what locals say W.C. Handy Music ...

HENDERSON, Ky. − For the 32nd time in 33 years, it’s time for a summer fixture in downtown Henderson: The W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival. What is this event, you ask? Henderson’s volunteer-run ...

HENDERSON, Ky. — Henderson's W.C. Handy Blues and Barbecue Festival is back for its 31st year with some returning favorites and several newcomers among the featured performers. Abby Dixon, executive ...

If Beale Street could talk, it would say, Who the hell is the guy depicted in that big statue by the entrance to the park? W. C. Handy, once so famous as the Father of the Blues that he was ...

It’s one of the most familiar creation myths in the American imagination: a lonely crossroads in the Mississippi Delta; a down-at-the-heels musician and Satan himself, come to bestow fretboard mojo in ...

This Saturday event at the end of W.C. Handy Music Festival week is among the favorite of days because it features the annual Street Strut and Parade through Florence. The day culminated with ...

FLORENCE — Carlos Handy said his grandfather had an incredible talent, but would not have reached the level of "Father of the Blues" without reaching deep inside himself and his origins. "His soul, ...

FLORENCE, Ala. (WAFF) - The 42nd annual W.C. Handy Music Festival will make its way back again with timeless jazz music for everyone to enjoy July 20-30. The popular attraction will feature a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. FLORENCE, Ala. (WHNT) – The 41st annual W.C.

HENDERSON, Ky. — It was less than an hour after the first performers took the stage on the opening day of the W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival, and already there were hundreds of people around the ...

It was a wet day, but that didn't dampen the enthusiasm of music lovers who attended W.C. Handy Music Festival events around the Shoals. Instead of Music on the Law at City Hall as it was billed, the ...