Memphis Minnie
USA
Born: 03 June 1897
Died: 06 August 1973
Genres: Blues
Styles: Country Blues, Classic Female Blues, Piano Blues, Pre-War Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Acoustic Memphis Blues, Memphis Blues, Acoustic Chicago Blues, Acoustic Blues, Chicago Blues
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Tracking down the ultimate woman blues guitar hero is problematic because woman blues singers seldom recorded as guitar players and woman guitar players (such as Rosetta Tharpe and Sister O.M. Terrell) were seldom recorded playing blues. Excluding contemporary artists, the most notable exception to this pattern was Memphis Minnie. The most popular and prolific blueswoman outside the vaudeville tradition, she earned the respect of critics, the support of record-buying fans, and the unqualified praise of the blues artists she worked with througho...
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