Artist: Memphis Minnie
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 throughout her long career. Despite her Southern roots and popularity, she was as much a Chicago blues artist as anyone in her day. Big Bill Broonzy recalls her beating both him and Tampa Red in a guitar contest and claims she was the best woman guitarist he had ever heard.
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Albums
Main Albums:
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Kansas Joe, Memphis Minnie: Complete Recorded Works Vol.1 (1929-1930)
1991 Document -
Kansas Joe, Memphis Minnie: Complete Recorded Works Vol.4 (1933-1934)
1991 Document -
Kansas Joe, Memphis Minnie: Complete Recorded Works-Vol.3 (1929-1934)
1991 Document -
Complete Recorded Works-Vol.4 (1938-1939)
1991 Document -
Complete Recorded Works-Vol.5 (1940-1941)
1991 Document
Track Artist On:
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Various Artists: News And The Blues-Telling It Like It Is
1991 Sony
