Find memphis minnie discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. 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. 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. 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. 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. Memphis minnie vocalist discography of american historical. The blues guitar styles of memphis minnie homespun. 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. 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. Memphis minnie queen of country blues 19291937 music. December 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message. Memphis minnie started her career in 1929 and recored for over 40 years. Memphis minnie grave, new hope missionary baptist church.
Memphis minnie the essential 2010 with the song of life. Memphis minnies band period, discussed in the notes to bdcd6009, continued through 1937 though with some changes in emphasis. Memphis minnie was the most significant female country blues singer to emerge during the early blues era. Johnny temples jacksonville blues, a superb selection that was the flip to evil devil woman blues. Memphis minnies under new ownership after nearly two. Memphis chicago blues informative booklet notes by howard rye. Memphismedium regular memphismedium regular memphismedium memphismedium. 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. Georgia skin blues by memphis minnie blind dog radio. Also known as texas tessie, minnie mccoy, memphis minnie. 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. Metal alternativo, rock progressivo, hard rock, art rock.
Zion memorial fund in 1996, twenty three years after memphis minnies death. Lizzie douglas was born on june 3, 1897 in algiers, louisiana. The most popular and prolific blueswoman outside the vaudeville. Dec 22, 2008 memphis minniedirty mother for you duration. Listen to songs by memphis minnie on myspace, stream free online music by memphis minnie. Walter lewis, 6 march 1893, greenwood, mississippi, usa, d. In 1958 minnie returned to memphis, where she died in a nursing home on august 6, 1973.
Memphis minnie was one of the greatest fingerpicking guitarists of the twentieth century, part of the backbone of african american blues history. When she was a teenager, her family moved to walls, but minnie soon struck out on her own, inspired to make a. 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. 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. 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. The glut of reissues, some 35 cds by my count, makes it hard for a novice to get a toehold. 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.
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. Memphis minnies songs stream online music songs listen. Married three times, to joe mccoy aka kansas joe, casey bill weldon, and ernest lawlers aka little son joe. Available on cd and download only from the document records store. Memphis minnie, black bob, bill settles memphis minnie joe louis strut hes in the ring doing that same old thing. This recording is a good introduction to her style and sounds great. All verses are transcribed and explained in the accompagning videos. Furry lewis was a songster, a blues musician, a humorist and an allround entertainer. She was the only female blues artist considered a match to male contemporaries as both a singer and an instrumentalist. Tracklist with lyrics of the album memphis minnie vol.
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. Fiddle and the drum joni mitchell cover download 2004 amotion remix. Memphis minnie, who recorded more than 200 sides before 1940, suffers from the other bane of the popular artist. Butcher man, butcher man, where have you been so long. Memphis minnies, known as much for its fireenginered facade as its heaping piles of slowsmoked, southernstyle barbecue, was named after. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations.
Memphis minnie, black bob, bill settles memphis minnie. Early blues star, her stirring vocals paired with her forceful guitar to forge a resonant sound. She was inducted in the blues foundations hall of fame in 1980. Memphis minnie spent most of her childhood in mississippi, where she was known as kid douglas. 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. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Biting bug blues minnies lonesome song you aint done nothing to. Shes commented recently that a decade of wedded bliss with husband and cowriter tom overby has made stories of spurned lovers seem disingenuous. Memphis minnie june 3, 1897 august 6, 1973 was an american blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. 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 minnie sits on top of the icebox at the 230 club in chicago and beats out blues on an electric guitar. Jeff buckley was covering the led zeppelin version of this song. 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.
Census listings of 1900 and 1910 place her in tunica county, but she gave her birthplace as algiers, louisiana june 3, 1897. Minnie gained a reputation as a downhome diva who could handle herself, and her men, both on and off the stage. 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. This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Find memphis minnie discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Excluding contemporary artists, the most notable exception to this pattern was memphis minnie. Memphis minnie ebook in this ebook i teach five songs in memphis minnie s style, with tab 17 pages and lessonvideos 2.
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. Del provides a master vocabulary of powerful fingerpicking licks, in a variety of. Minnie, spanish tuning, kansas joe mccoy, a position, standard tuning. Complete recorded works 19351941 in chronological order. Memphis minnie ebook in this ebook i teach five songs in memphis minnies style, with tab 17 pages and lessonvideos 2. Lizzie douglas, known as memphis minnie, was a blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter whose recording career lasted from. 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. 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. Seven months elapsed after the session of november 1936 before she returned to the vocalion studios. Memphis minnie blues classics by memphis minnie 1964.
Memphis minnie ss instagram profile has 427 photos and videos. 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. Memphis minnie plymouth rock blues lyrics genius lyrics. Memphis minnie lizzie douglas, 18971973 was one of the premier blues artists of the 1930s and 40s. Lizzie douglas, 3 june 1897, algiers, louisiana, 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. The memphis minnie and led zeppelin versions of this song sound nothing alike. 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. 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. Shes commented recently that a decade of wedded bliss with husband and cowriter tom overby has made stories of. 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. List of songs recorded by memphis minnie wikipedia.
Memphis minniess instagram profile has 427 photos and videos. The memphis blues trail has placed a marker in the cemetery to commemorate memphis minnie. 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. She recorded around 200 songs, some of the best known being bumble bee, nothing in rambling, and me and my chauffeur blues. Memphis minnie died august 6, 1973, in memphis, tennessee, and is buried in new hope cemetery in walls, mississippi. Bumble bee columbia version bumble bee vocalion version bumble bee no.
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. Memphis minnie queen of country blues 19291937 amazon. 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. 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. Raised in the country, he picked up the guitar at an early age and moved. This is the complete list of songs recorded by memphis minnie, in alphabetical order. 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.
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