W. C. Handy, American trumpet player and composer (born 1873)

William Christopher Handy was an American composer and musician who referred to himself as the Father of the Blues. He was one of the most influential songwriters in the United States. One of many musicians who played the distinctively American blues music, Handy did not create the blues genre but was one of the first to publish music in the blues form, thereby taking the blues from a regional music style with a limited audience to a new level of popularity.

March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 278 days remain until the end of the year.