W. C. Handy Award

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The W. C. Handy Awards (also called "The Handys"), named in honour of the pioneering blues musician W. C. Handy, were created by the Blues Foundation to recognize the best blues recordings and performances of the previous year. They were presented annually in Memphis, Tennessee. The award, referred to as "a Handy Award" (shortened to "a Handy") was the highest honor for blues artists in the United States. They were renamed "The Blues Music Awards" in 2006.