Memphis Minnie – The First Lady Of Country Blues 1929-1953 2CD

Memphis Minnie – The First Lady Of Country Blues 1929-1953

Widely perceived as "The First Female Guitar Hero" (although the concept "Guitar Hero" wouldn't exist for forty years) Lizzie "Memphis Minnie" Douglas was one of the most popular Blues artistes of the 1930s and 40s. She was certainly the foremost female guitarist, the equal of a great many of the male guitarists, famously winning a cutting competition with Big Bill Broonzy in a Chicago club, in the early 30s.

Minnie was also "The First Lady of Country Blues", performing in a less readily accessible style than Ma Rainey, Ida Cox, Alberta Hunter and Bessie Smith, whose fame and popularity were achieved via the vaudeville/jazz "Classic Blues" style.

This compilation presents a career overview, covering 1929-53, in particular highlighting her work with her guitar-toting 'husbands', Casey Bill Weldon, Kansas Joe McCoy, and Ernest Lawlars.

Tracklist:
Disc 1
1. That Will Be Alright
2. Frisco Town
3. When The Levee Breaks
4. She Wouldn't Give Me None
5. Bumble Bee
6. Can I Do It For You (Pt 1)
7. I'm Going Back Home
8. Don't Want No Woman
9. She Put Me Outdoors
10. What's The Matter With The Mill
11. North Memphis Blues
12. Don't Bother It
13. Pickin' The Blues
14. Soo Cow Soo
15. Outdoor Blues
16. Where Is My Good Man
17. Too Late
18. You Got To Move (Pt 1)
19. Chickasaw Train Blues
20. Banana Man Blues (I Don't Want That Thing)
21. Moaning The Blues
22. Dirty Mother Fuyer
23. You Can't Give It Away
24. Reachin' Pete
25. He's In The Ring
26. When The Sun Goes Down

Disc 2
1. Selling My Pork Chops
2. Hoodoo Lady
3. Black Cat Blues
4. Man You Won't Give Me No Money
5. Haunted Blues
6. You Can't Rule Me
7. No Need You Doggin' Me
8. Walking And Crying Blues
9. Keep On Eating
10. I'd Rather See Him Dead
11. Black Widow Stinger
12. Keep Your Big Mouth Closed
13. Nothing In Rambling
14. It's Hard To Please My Man
15. In My Girlish Days
16. Me And My Chauffeur Blues
17. Pig Meat On The Line
18. This Is Your Last Chance
19. Black Rat Swing
20. When You Love Me
21. Please Set A Date
22. I'm So Glad
23. Killer Diller
24. Million Dollar Blues
25. Shout The Boogie
26. Jump Little Rabbit
27. Kid Man Blues
28. World Of Trouble

Label: Jasmine Records
Released: 2024