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The W.C. Handy Music Festival honors the “Father of the Blues” in the Alabama Quad-Cities of Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. The festival celebrates not only Handy’s musical heritage but also the musical roots of spirituals and jazz. Throughout the festival there is music by nationally known musicians night and day, street dancing, folk art exhibits, and music workshops held in such locations as ball fields, parks, and nursing homes. Concerts are performed in the church where Handy’s father and grandfather served as pastor, and in restaurants and clubs. Discuss
Source: The Free Dictionary