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Memphis Minnie McCoy (June 3, 1897–August 6, 1973) was an American Blues musician.
Born Lizzie Douglas in Algiers, Louisiana, she was one of the most influential and pioneering female blues musicians and guitarists of all time. Minnie recorded for forty years, virtually unheard of for any woman in show business at the time, and possibly unique among female blues artists. A flamboyant character who wore bracelets made of silver dollars, she was the biggest female blues singer from the early Depression years through World War II. One of the first blues artists to take up the electric guitar, in 1942, she combined her Louisiana-country roots with Memphis-blues to produce her unique country-blues sound; along with Big Bill Broonzy and Tampa Red, she took country blues into electric urban blues, paving the highway for giants like Muddy Waters, Little Walter, and Jimmy Rogers to travel from the small towns of the south to the big cities of the north. She was married three times, and each husband was an accomplished blues guitarist: Joe McCoy (a.k.a. “Kansas Joe”) later of the Harlem Hamfats, Casey Bill Weldon of the Memphis Jug Band, and Ernest Lawlers (a.k.a. “Little Son Joe”).
After learning to play guitar and banjo as a child, at the age of thirteen she ran away from home to Memphis, Tennessee, playing guitar in nightclubs and on the street as Lizzie “Kid” Douglas.
Born Lizzie Douglas in Algiers, Louisiana, she was one of the most influential and pioneering female blues musicians and guitarists of all time. Minnie recorded for forty years, virtually unheard of for any woman in show business at the time, and possibly unique among female blues artists. A flamboyant character who wore bracelets made of silver dollars, she was the biggest female blues singer from the early Depression years through World War II. One of the first blues artists to take up the electric guitar, in 1942, she combined her Louisiana-country roots with Memphis-blues to produce her unique country-blues sound; along with Big Bill Broonzy and Tampa Red, she took country blues into electric urban blues, paving the highway for giants like Muddy Waters, Little Walter, and Jimmy Rogers to travel from the small towns of the south to the big cities of the north. She was married three times, and each husband was an accomplished blues guitarist: Joe McCoy (a.k.a. “Kansas Joe”) later of the Harlem Hamfats, Casey Bill Weldon of the Memphis Jug Band, and Ernest Lawlers (a.k.a. “Little Son Joe”).
After learning to play guitar and banjo as a child, at the age of thirteen she ran away from home to Memphis, Tennessee, playing guitar in nightclubs and on the street as Lizzie “Kid” Douglas.
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Blues Legends, Vol. 2
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Hoodoo Lady
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Queen Of The Delta Blues, Volume 2 (B)
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petrolatum wrote:
I LOVE that her name made a cameo appearance in Ghost World!
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dis_balance wrote:
Fantastic!!
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strajnic wrote:
Wow!
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asherdrk wrote:
shes a baabe
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jujuchien wrote:
she is lovely
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silvershaman99 wrote:
The Woman!
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tasteslikeGUM wrote:
<3
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Awesome lady :D
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Cool as cool can be!
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This is pretty cool! http://carouselcork.ie/site/cult/t-shirts/memphis-minnie-tribute-t-shirt/
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SYL2Oh wrote:
The first Blueswoman !
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schizodanny wrote:
I don't care who you are, she's better than you!
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sGarrista- wrote:
She's great.
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2Serenity wrote:
Wow! I cannot believe I was just recently introduced to her genius! This woman is unbelievable to have influenced so many and I see after listening to the album - Memphis Minnie - Queen of the Blues. She is awesome! I have to thank my friend JohanHill here on last.fm for this recommendation!
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catfight1980 wrote:
One of the best in the business! :)
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