Latest Release
- APR 5, 2024
- 4 Songs
- American Blues Woman Roots of American Blues · 2003
- Legends of the Blues, Vol. 1 · 1930
- Queen of the Blues · 1929
- Queen of the Blues · 1997
- Hoodoo Lady (1933-1937) · 1936
- Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe in Chronological Order: Vol. 1 (1929-1930) · 1990
- Queen of the Blues · 1997
- Hoodoo Lady (1933-1937) · 1936
- Queen of the Blues · 1997
- Women Blues Singers (1928-1969) · 1999
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About Memphis Minnie
While several women rose to fame as blues vocalists in the early 1930s, few succeeded as instrumentalists. Memphis Minnie was a notable exception. A forceful guitarist who once reportedly beat Big Bill Broonzy in a guitar picking contest, Memphis Minnie was also an accomplished vocalist.
- FROM
- Algiers, LA, United States
- BORN
- June 3, 1897
- GENRE
- Blues