Memphis Minnie - The Queen Of Country Blues: Selected Recordings 1929-53 (2025)

Lizzie Douglas, otherwise known as Memphis Minnie, was a blues guitarist, singer and songwriter from Mississippi, born in 1897, who ran away from home when she was 13 to start playing on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. She started performing with her second husband Kansas Joe McCoy and they made their first records in 1929 – she remained active as a performer and recording artist until the 1950s. She was without doubt one of the true pioneers among female country blues artists. This 99-track 4-CD collection comprises selected A and B sides from her releases on the Columbia, Vocalion, Decca, Bluebird, Okeh, Regal, Checker and J.O.B. labels covering the spectrum of her career – she recorded over 200 titles, so this set offers a representative selection. It Includes classics like “Bumble Bee”, “When the Levee Breaks, “Me And My Chauffeur Blues”, Nothing in Rambling” and many more. Apart from the recordings with Kansas Joe McCoy, it also features performances with Casey Bill Weldon, Little Son Joe and others. Among the blues artists of her era, she was particularly influential, not least as her career spanned a crucial quarter century in the genre. This collection offers a substantial and nicely presentative showcase for her distinctive style of blues.

Tracklist:
1-1 Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie - When The Levee Breaks [3:10]
1-2 Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie - Goin' Back To Texas [3:02]
1-3 Memphis Minnie - Frisco Town [2:56]
1-4 Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie - I Want That [3:09]
1-5 Memphis Minnie - Bumble Bee [2:48]
1-6 Memphis Minnie - I'm Gonna Bake My Biscuits [2:53]
1-7 Kansas Joe McCoy & Memphis Minnie - Can I Do It For You [3:10]
1-8 Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie - I Don't Want No Woman I Have To Give My Money To [3:13]
1-9 Memphis Minnie - What's The Matter With The Mill? [2:46]
1-10 Memphis Minnie - I'm Talkin' 'Bout You No.2 [2:39]
1-11 Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie - She Wouldn't Give Me None [2:59]
1-12 Memphis Minnie - Frankie Jean [2:50]
1-13 Memphis Minnie - Memphis Minnie - Jitis Blues [3:22]
1-14 Memphis Minnie & Her Jug Band - Grandpa And Grandma Blues [3:24]
1-15 Memphis Minnie - Garage Fire Blues [3:07]
1-16 Memphis Minnie - Georgia Skin Blues [3:26]
1-17 Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie - She Put Me Outdoors [2:49]
1-18 Memphis Minnie - New Dirty Dozen [2:59]
1-19 Memphis Minnie - Plymouth Rock Blues [2:52]
1-20 Memphis Minnie - You Dirty Mistreater [2:48]
1-21 Memphis Minnie - Tricks Ain't Walking No More [3:05]
1-22 Memphis Minnie - After While Blues [2:53]
1-23 Memphis Minnie - Soo Cow Soo [2:37]
1-24 Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie - Pickin' The Blues [3:01]
2-25 Memphis Minnie - Lay My Money Down [2:58]
2-26 Memphis Minnie - Today Today Blues [2:50]
2-27 Memphis Minnie - I Don't Want That Junk Outa You [2:24]
2-28 Memphis Minnie - Crazy Cryin' Blues [3:28]
2-29 Memphis Minnie - Where Is My Good Man [3:01]
2-30 Memphis Minnie - Outdoor Blues [3:03]
2-31 Memphis Minnie - Fishin' Blues [2:57]
2-32 Memphis Minnie - Jailhouse Trouble Blues [3:14]
2-33 Memphis Minnie - Drunken Barrell House Blues [2:51]
2-34 Memphis Minnie - My Butcher Man [2:59]
2-35 Memphis Minnie - Too Late [2:59]
2-36 Memphis Minnie - Chickasaw Train Blues [3:17]
2-37 Memphis Minnie - Keep It To Yourself [2:47]
2-38 Memphis Minnie - Moaning The Blues [3:06]
2-39 Memphis Minnie - Dirty Mother For You [2:47]
2-40 Gospel Minnie - Let Me Ride [2:58]
2-41 Memphis Minnie - Sylvester And His Mule Blues [3:04]
2-42 Memphis Minnie - Down In New Orleans [2:58]
2-43 Memphis Minnie - Jockey Man Blues [3:03]
2-44 Texas Tessie (Memphis Minnie) - Keep On Going [2:28]
2-45 Memphis Minnie - When The Sun Goes Down [3:38]
2-46 Memphis Minnie - Selling My Pork Chops [2:54]
2-47 Memphis Minnie - Hustlin' Woman Blues [2:53]
2-48 Texas Tessie (Memphis Minnie) - You Wrecked My Happy Home [2:38]
3-49 Memphis Minnie - Joe Louis Strut [2:51]
3-50 Memphis Minnie - You Ain't Done Nothing To Me [2:54]
3-51 Memphis Minnie - Ain't Nobody Home But Me [3:10]
3-52 Memphis Minnie - Hoodoo Lady [3:04]
3-53 Memphis Minnie - Caught Me Wrong Again [2:57]
3-54 Memphis Minnie - If You See My Rooster [3:16]
3-55 Memphis Minnie - Out In The Cold [3:03]
3-56 Memphis Minnie - I Don't Want You No More [3:08]
3-57 Memphis Minnie - It's Hard To Be Mistreated [3:07]
3-58 Memphis Minnie - I'm A Bad Luck Woman [3:03]
3-59 Memphis Minnie - Black Cat Blues [2:56]
3-60 Memphis Minnie - Down In The Alley [3:02]
3-61 Memphis Minnie - Hot Stuff [3:00]
3-62 Memphis Minnie - No Need You Doggin' Me [2:51]
3-63 Memphis Minnie - Wants Cake When I'm Hungry [2:54]
3-64 Memphis Minnie - My Baby Don't Want Me No More [2:47]
3-65 Memphis Minnie - Walking And Crying Blues [2:34]
3-66 Memphis Minnie - Has Anyone Seen My Man [2:46]
3-67 Memphis Minnie - Good Biscuits [2:42]
3-68 Memphis Minnie - I Hate To See The Sun Go Down [2:45]
3-69 Memphis Minnie - Long As I Can See You Smile [2:51]
3-70 Memphis Minnie - Black Widow Stinger [2:41]
3-71 Memphis Minnie - Low Down Man Blues [2:50]
3-72 Memphis Minnie - Keep Your Big Mouth Closed [2:53]
3-73 Memphis Minnie - Call The Fire Wagon [2:23]
4-74 Memphis Minnie - Worried Baby Blues [2:54]
4-75 Memphis Minnie - Poor And Wonderin' Woman Blues [2:41]
4-76 Memphis Minnie - Nothing In Ramblin' [2:44]
4-77 Memphis Minnie - It's Hard To Please My Man [2:47]
4-78 Memphis Minnie - Fingerprint Blues [2:50]
4-79 Memphis Minnie - Ma Rainey [2:43]
4-80 Memphis Minnie - Me And My Chauffeur [2:42]
4-81 Memphis Minnie - Can't Afford To Lose My Man [2:44]
4-82 Memphis Minnie - In My Girlish Days [2:34]
4-83 Memphis Minnie - Pigmeat On The Line [2:25]
4-84 Memphis Minnie - It Was You Baby [2:56]
4-85 Memphis Minnie - Looking The World Over [2:39]
4-86 Memphis Minnie - When You Love Me [2:44]
4-87 Memphis Minnie - I'm So Glad [2:43]
4-88 Memphis Minnie - Lean Meat Won't Fry [2:45]
4-89 Memphis Minnie - Hold Me Blues [3:06]
4-90 Memphis Minnie - Three Times Seven Blues [3:13]
4-91 Memphis Minnie - True Love [3:00]
4-92 Memphis Minnie - Daybreak Blues [2:54]
4-93 Memphis Minnie - Western Union Blues [2:49]
4-94 Memphis Minnie - Jump Little Rabbitt [2:32]
4-95 Memphis Minnie With Sunnyland Slim - Why Did I Make You Cry [2:44]
4-96 Memphis Minnie With Sunnyland Slim - Kidman Blues [2:25]
4-97 Memphis Minnie With Little Joe And His Band - Broken Heart [2:37]
4-98 Memphis Minnie And Her Combo - Kissing In The Dark [2:29]
4-99 Memphis Minnie And Her Combo - World Of Trouble [3:04]