Woman with Guitar: Memphis Minnie's Blues

by Paul Gordon, Beth Garon, Paul Garon

Book Overview

Universally recognized as one of the greatest blues artists, Memphis Minnie (1897-1973) wrote and recorded hundreds of songs, among them the famous "Bumble Bee Blues," "I'm Talking About You," and "What's the Matter with the Mill?" Blues people as diverse as Muddy Waters, Johnny Shines, Big Mama Thornton, and Chuck Berry have acknowledged her as a major influence. At a time when most female vocalists sang Tin Pan Alley material, Minnie write her own...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306804603
• ISBN13: 9780306804601
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Essential for poets, feminists, music scholars & historians.

This much-needed study documents the life and work of Lizzie "Kid" Douglas, preeminent blues vocalist and guitarist, c. 1920-1950. Poets will appreciate the careful transcriptions and interpretations of Minnie's lyrics; scholars, the meticulous research; and feminists, the story line of a rough n' ready woman making her way in the music business. Fifty photographs of Minnie, her record contracts and sheet music, and period advertisements, further vivify this portrait of an African-American musical legend