This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Memphis minnie vocalist discography of american historical. Memphis minnies under new ownership after nearly two. Memphis minnie, black bob, bill settles memphis minnie joe louis strut hes in the ring doing that same old thing.
Memphis minnie lizzie douglas, 18971973 was one of the premier blues artists of the 1930s and 40s. In 1958 minnie returned to memphis, where she died in a nursing home on august 6, 1973. Call the doctor, call him quick i done got something bout to make me sick i been kissin in the dark yeah, kissin in the dark kissin in the dark, honey, thats my birthmark well, i had a girlfriend from alabam she done put her pennies all in a jam kissin in the dark yes, kissin in the dark. The most popular and prolific blueswoman outside the vaudeville tradition, she earned the respect of critics, the support of recordbuying fans, and the unqualified praise of the blues artists she worked with throughout her long career.
Excluding contemporary artists, the most notable exception to this pattern was memphis minnie. Memphis minnie started her career in 1929 and recored for over 40 years. Memphis minnie spent most of her childhood in mississippi, where she was known as kid douglas. I cant catch you at the butcher shop and youre so hard to find at home im going to tell everybody ive got the best butcher man in. She was inducted in the blues foundations hall of fame in 1980. Census listings of 1900 and 1910 place her in tunica county, but she gave her birthplace as algiers, louisiana june 3, 1897. Furry lewis was a songster, a blues musician, a humorist and an allround entertainer. Hmmmm, the meningitis killin me hmmmm, the meningitis killin me im bending, im bending, baby, my head is nearly down to my knees i comin home one saturday night, pull.
Walter lewis, 6 march 1893, greenwood, mississippi, usa, d. Her singing and songwriting, spirited demeanor, and superlative guitar playing propelled her to the upper echelons of a field then dominated by male guitarists and pianists. Complete recorded works 19351941 in chronological order. Biting bug blues minnies lonesome song you aint done nothing to. Memphis minnie plymouth rock blues lyrics genius lyrics. Nov 10, 2017 i have mentioned a few of the bonus tracks which include blind lemons weary dog blues, the flip side to hot dogs. Raised in the country, he picked up the guitar at an early age and moved into memphis around 1900 where he busked on the streets. Shes commented recently that a decade of wedded bliss with husband and cowriter tom overby has made stories of spurned lovers seem disingenuous. Find memphis minnie discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Memphis minnie blues classics by memphis minnie 1964. Tracklist with lyrics of the album memphis minnie vol. The blues guitar styles of memphis minnie homespun. Memphis minnie june 3, 1897 august 6, 1973 was an american blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. Minnie gained a reputation as a downhome diva who could handle herself, and her men, both on and off the stage.
Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. This is the complete list of songs recorded by memphis minnie, in alphabetical order. She is credited as being one of the first blues artists male or female to use the electric guitar, preceding muddy waters use of the instrument by a year. Listen to songs by memphis minnie on myspace, stream free online music by memphis minnie. Seven months elapsed after the session of november 1936 before she returned to the vocalion studios. Memphis minnie ss instagram profile has 427 photos and videos. Williams reaches back to repurpose memphis minnies powerful 1937 side you cant rule me, a throwback rocker that reads like black keys blasting from the garage. Memphis minnie was the greatest female country blues singer, and the popularity of her songs made her one of the blues most influential artists. After the long interval since their previous session minnie and joes june 1940 session is marked by a sense of commanding confidence, and notably inspired instrumental choruses. Memphis minnie queen of country blues 19291937 music. Del provides a master vocabulary of powerful fingerpicking licks, in a variety of. All verses are transcribed and explained in the accompagning videos. Solo the reason i like the game, the game they call georgia skin the reason i like the game, the game they call georgia skin because when you fall, you can really pick out again when you lose your money, please dont lose your mind. Tracking down the ultimate woman blues guitar hero is problematic because woman blues singers seldom recorded as guitar players and woman guitar players such as rosetta tharpe and sister o.
Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Memphis minnie the essential 2010 with the song of life. This recording is a good introduction to her style and sounds great. She recorded around 200 songs, some of the best known being bumble bee, nothing in rambling, and me and my chauffeur blues. Jeff buckley was covering the led zeppelin version of this song. Memphis minnie, black bob, bill settles memphis minnie. Shes commented recently that a decade of wedded bliss with husband and cowriter tom overby has made stories of. The memphis blues trail has placed a marker in the cemetery to commemorate memphis minnie. Lizzie douglas was born on june 3, 1897 in algiers, louisiana. Dec 22, 2008 memphis minniedirty mother for you duration.
Lizzie douglas june 3, 1897 august 6, 1973, known as memphis minnie, was a blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter whose recording career lasted for over three decades. Memphis minnie born lizzie douglas in algiers, louisiana, june 3, 1897 august 6, 1973 was an american blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter from the late 1920s to the 1950s, one of the most influential country blues musicians to have ever recorded. Memphis chicago blues informative booklet notes by howard rye. Memphis minnie ebook in this ebook i teach five songs in memphis minnie s style, with tab 17 pages and lessonvideos 2. This 24 song cd includes greats like memphis minnie, tampa red, blind willie johnson, charley patton, blind blake, tommy johnson, the memphis jug band and a plethora of others. Jul 03, 2011 john dummer band john dummer band 1969 host pa sterke vinger 1974 humble pie as safe as yesterday is 1969 harmonium lheptade 1976 fresh maggots fresh maggots 1971 chrisma chinese restaurant 1977 cheap trick heaven tonight 1978 chase ennea 1972 national health national health 1977 high treason high. Johnny temples jacksonville blues, a superb selection that was the flip to evil devil woman blues. Call the doctor, call him quick i done got something bout to make me sick i been kissin in the dark yeah, kissin in the dark kissin in the dark, honey, thats my birthmark well, i had a girlfriend from alabam she done put her pennies all in a jam kissin in the dark yes, kissin in the dark kissin in the dark, honey, thats her birthmark she had a date with a scrap, she met a hip cat and.
Bumble bee columbia version bumble bee vocalion version bumble bee no. When she was a teenager, her family moved to walls, but minnie soon struck out on her own, inspired to make a. Lizzie douglas, known as memphis minnie, was a blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter whose recording career lasted from. The glut of reissues, some 35 cds by my count, makes it hard for a novice to get a toehold. Memphis minnie sits on top of the icebox at the 230 club in chicago and beats out blues on an electric guitar. Their are some terrific music to be heard here starting with memphis minnies debut as she sings frisco town that was originally issued as by kansas joe and memphis minnie. Memphis minnie grave, new hope missionary baptist church. Also known as texas tessie, minnie mccoy, memphis minnie.
Jul 18, 2006 i own the memphis minnie joe mccoy version, and while a great blues song in its own right, shares nothing but a handful of lyrics with the led zeppelin cover of the song. I got so many chickens, cant tell my roosters from my hens i got so many chickens, cant tell my roosters from my hens i got to go back now, and look em all over. Memphismedium regular memphismedium regular memphismedium memphismedium. Metal alternativo, rock progressivo, hard rock, art rock. Memphis minnies, known as much for its fireenginered facade as its heaping piles of slowsmoked, southernstyle barbecue, was named after. A little dungcolored drummer who chews gum in tempo accompanies her, as the years end 1942 flickers to nothing, and goes out like a melted candle. List of songs recorded by memphis minnie wikipedia. December 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message. I own the memphis minniejoe mccoy version, and while a great blues song in its own right, shares nothing but a handful of lyrics with the led zeppelin cover of the song. Bills revival singers sermonizing with happy as the day is long and the acoustic pickin of hi henry brown on brown skin angel and hospital blues, to name a.
Memphis minnie was one of the greatest fingerpicking guitarists of the twentieth century, part of the backbone of african american blues history. Raised in walls, mississippi, memphis minnie learned banjo and guitar as a child, and ran away from home at the age of to play music in memphis. Memphis minnies band period, discussed in the notes to bdcd6009, continued through 1937 though with some changes in emphasis. Zion memorial fund in 1996, twenty three years after memphis minnies death. Memphis minnie was the most significant female country blues singer to emerge during the early blues era. The memphis minnie and led zeppelin versions of this song sound nothing alike. Fiddle and the drum joni mitchell cover download 2004 amotion remix. Early blues star, her stirring vocals paired with her forceful guitar to forge a resonant sound. Available on cd and download only from the document records store. Williams reaches back to repurpose memphis minnie s powerful 1937 side you cant rule me, a throwback rocker that reads like black keys blasting from the garage. Lizzie douglas, 3 june 1897, algiers, louisiana, usa, d. Del rey knows her songs and styles better than anyone, and she brings them to vibrant life on this thoroughly entertaining, enlightening and exciting dvd lesson. Married three times, to joe mccoy aka kansas joe, casey bill weldon, and ernest lawlers aka little son joe.
Memphis minnie nee lizzie douglas, 18971973 had a singing career that started professionally with a ringling brothers show in clarksdale, mississippi, while she was a teenager. She eventually moved back up to the memphis area where her parents and siblings had settled when she was a child, and started recording in memphis in the late 1920s. Memphis minnies songs stream online music songs listen. Butcher man, butcher man, where have you been so long. The most popular and prolific blueswoman outside the vaudeville. Memphis minniess instagram profile has 427 photos and videos. Georgia skin blues by memphis minnie blind dog radio.
Minnie, spanish tuning, kansas joe mccoy, a position, standard tuning. Raised in the country, he picked up the guitar at an early age and moved. Arguably the most important of the female blues artists, memphis minnie performed for over 40 years, recorded over 100 sides, pioneered the use of electric guitar and sketched out the blueprint for urbanchicago blues with her personalized style of songwriting. Memphis minnie queen of country blues 19291937 amazon. Memphis minnie ebook in this ebook i teach five songs in memphis minnies style, with tab 17 pages and lessonvideos 2. Memphis minnie, who recorded more than 200 sides before 1940, suffers from the other bane of the popular artist. One of the few blues women to achieve the popularity of male performers minnie was described by big bill broonzy as playing guitar like a man. Judged on the color of your skin slam a door in the face of your friend simply because you dont look like him and then you gotta find a way that youre walkin everybodys walkin you gotta find the words to say when youre talkin everybodys talkin so i built the words into a song im hopin someones singing along and even if some notes. So lonely the police cover, tangled up in blue bob dylan cover, when the levee breaks memphis minnie cover, lonesome road drew emmittleftover salmon cover, out in the woods drew emmittleftover salmon cover last steampowered aeroplane.
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