Memphis Minnie

CTL-E-0009 · Person · musician · 1930s–1950s

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Pioneering blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the pre-war and Chicago eras.

The record

Also known as: Lizzie Douglas

Relationships

Chess Records — recorded for
Discogs documents a July 11, 1952 Chicago session released as 'Broken Heart' / 'Me and My Chauffeur' (as Memphis Minnie with Little Joe and His Band); her career bio lists Checker, a Chess subsidiary imprint, among the labels she recorded for (Columbia, Vocalion, Bluebird, OKeh, Regal, Checker, JOB).

Sources

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee biography
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (primary source)

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