Memphis Minnie

guitar, vocals · 1897–1973 · Tunica County

Guitarist and singer from Mississippi, settled in Memphis and then Chicago, she recorded about two hundred titles over more than thirty years. She formed a duo with Kansas Joe McCoy from 1929 and adopted the electric guitar as early as 1941.

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Styles

• Blues, spirituals, work songs
• Classic blues (women singers)

Landmark tracks

• Bumble Bee (1930)

Sources

• Source

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