W.C. Handy Publishes 'Yellow Dog Blues' and 'Hesitating Blues'

W.C. Handy published 'Yellow Dog Blues' and 'Hesitating Blues' in 1914, continuing his systematic documentation and commercialization of Southern Black blues music. Handy's sheet music publications made blues accessible to musicians across the country and helped transition the genre from folk music to commercial popular music, establishing the standard blues structure that would dominate American popular music.