Queen of the Delta Blues, Vol. 2 [Box]Memphis Minnie
Release Date: 03/08/2005
Original Release:
2005
# of Discs:
5
J&R Item # 546874_CD
UPC # 788065774127
Label: JSP (UK)
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Performer: Memphis Minnie
Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA) Notes: Personnel: Memphis Minnie (vocals, guitar); Arnett Nelson (clarinet); Little Brother Montgomery, Blind John Davis (piano); Fred Williams (drums). Liner Note Author: Neil Slaven. Recording information: 06/22/1937.
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.
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