- Queen of the Blues · 1929
- Legends of the Blues, Vol. 1 · 1930
- Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe in Chronological Order: Vol. 1 (1929-1930) · 1990
- Hoodoo Lady (1933-1937) · 1936
- Queen of the Blues · 1997
- Hoodoo Lady (1933-1937) · 1936
- Queen of the Delta Blues, Vol. 2 (Disc B) · 2002
- Queen of the Blues · 1929
- Complete Recoded Works in Chronological Order: Vol. 1 (1935) · 1991
- Queen of Country Blues · 2003
- Women Sing and Play Boogie Woogie · 2003
- Before the Blues, Vol. 3: The Early American Black Music Scene · 1996
- Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe in Chronological Order: Vol. 1 (1929-1930) · 1990
Essential Albums
- 1997
Singles & EPs
Appears On
About Memphis Minnie
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
- BORN
- 3 June 1897
- GENRE
- Blues