Latest Release
- 5 APR 2024
- 4 Songs
- Legends of the Blues, Vol. 1 · 1930
- Let's Go to Town, Vol. 2 · 2003
- Queen of the Blues · 1997
- Queen of the Blues · 1929
- Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe in Chronological Order: Vol. 1 (1929-1930) · 1990
- Queen of the Blues · 1997
- Hoodoo Lady (1933-1937) · 1936
- Queen of the Blues · 1929
- Queen of the Blues · 1997
- Queen of the Blues · 1997
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