Featured In
ALBUMBlue Notes – A Blues Survey from 1920-1960, vol. 2 - EPRobert Johnson, Memphis Minnie & Bukka White
Albums by Memphis Minnie
ALBUMHoodoo Lady (1933-1937)Memphis Minnie
Artist Biography
While several women rose to fame as blues vocalists in the early 1930s, few succeeded as instrumentalists. Memphis Minnie was a notable exception. A forceful guitarist who once reportedly beat Big Bill Broonzy in a guitar picking contest, Memphis Minnie was also an accomplished vocalist.
Hometown
Algiers, LA, United States
Genre
Blues