On this date in 1905, the first published blues composition became available to the American public.
W. C. Handy's "Memphis Blues" went on sale in Memphis, TN.
Reference:
The African American Atlas
Black History & Culture: An Illustrated Reference
by Molefi K. Asanta and Mark T. Mattson
Macmillam USA, Simon & Schuster, New York
ISBN 0-02-864984-2
