Blog: SqueezeMyLemon

Queen of Country Blues 1929-1937 Memphis Minnie was born on June 3, 1897 in Algiers, Louisiana, and she died August 6, 1973 in Memphis, Tennessee. She was an American Blues guitarist, vocalist, and composer of considerable talent. I don't think I can recommend a blues musician more favorably! I find her music and her life story fascinating, like many females coming up in the blues world she is often over looked. According to Wikipedia; Born Lizzie Douglas in Algiers, Louisiana, Minnie was one of the most influential and pioneering female [...]