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The Rough Guide to Memphis Minnie – Queen of the Country Blues

Memphis Minnie

SKU: RGNET1422LP

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Memphis Minnie was one of the greatest guitarists and blues singers of her time and a pioneering influence in the urban transformation of country blues. This classic selection of songs is taken from her first prodigious burst of creativity when she recorded with her then-husband Kansas Joe McCoy.

If ever a title was justified, then ‘Queen of the Country Blues’ is the bare minimum that should be afforded to Memphis Minnie, a lone female voice in the male-dominated country blues scene whose musical legacy is nothing short of remarkable. Minnie transcended both gender and genre and her recording career spanned from the late 1920s heyday of country blues to the cutting-edge Chicago scene of the 1940s & 1950s, where she helped pioneer the roots of electric blues, R&B and rock ‘n’ roll.

This collection highlights the formative years of Minnie’s career as part of the duo and includes accomplished blues numbers such as ‘Memphis Minnie-Jitis Blues’, probably based on personal experience, as well as ‘Bumble Bee’ their first recorded song and one of Minnie’s most successful of her hundred or so songs that she recorded before retiring in the mid-1950s.

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Track Listings

  1. Keep It To Yourself
  2. North Memphis Blues
  3. New Dirty Dozen
  4. What's The Matter With The Mill?
  5. Outdoor Blues
  6. Frankie Jean (That Trottin' Fool)
  7. I Don't Want That Junk Outta You
  8. I'm Talking Bout You - No. 2
  9. Bumble Bee
  10. Ain't No Use Trying To Tell On Me (I Know Something On You)
  11. Memphis Minnie-Jitis Blues
  12. Can I Do It For You? - Part 1
  13. Too Late

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