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Saint Louis Blues
W. C. Handy published "The Saint Louis Blues" in September 1914. He said it began with a chance meeting on the streets of St. Louis, Missouri, with a woman distraught at her husband's absence, whose lament gave him a key line of the song.
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- APA
- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Saint Louis Blues. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saint-louis-blues
- MLA
- “Saint Louis Blues.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saint-louis-blues. Accessed .
- Chicago
- The Epoch Institute. “Saint Louis Blues.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saint-louis-blues.
- Harvard
- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Saint Louis Blues’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saint-louis-blues (Accessed: ).
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