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Memphis Minnie

Real Name:
Lizzie Douglas
Profile:
b. 3 June 1897
d. 6 August 1973
Married three times, to Joe McCoy (aka Kansas Joe), Casey Bill Weldon, and Ernest Lawlers (aka Little Son Joe)
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Discography

Releases:
1936-1949 Hot Stuff (LP, Comp, Mono)   Magpie Records (2) 1977
In My Girlish Days 1930-1935 (LP, Comp)   Travelin' Man 1984
The Queen Of The Blues 1929 - 1941 (2xCD)   Frémeaux & Associés 1997
Pickin' The Blues (CD)   Catfish Records 2000
Me And My Chauffeur (2xCD)   Proper Records Ltd. 2003
Blues Classics By Memphis Minnie (LP)   Blues Classics  
Travelling Blues (LP, Cle)   Aldabra Records  
Vol. 2 • Early Recordings With Kansas Joe McCoy (LP, Comp, Mono)   Blues Classics  
Appears On:
Led Zeppelin IV (Album) (9 versions)   Atlantic ... 1971
Streetwalking Blues (LP) Hustlin' Woman Blues Stash Records 1979
Okeh Chicago Blues (2xLP) Just Had To Holler Epic 1982
5,000,000* (Album) (2 versions)   I.R.S. Records 1991
Roots N' Blues - The Retrospective (1925-1950) (4xCD, Comp) Black Rat Swing Columbia, Legacy 1992
The RCA Records Label: The 1st Note In Black Music (3xCD, Comp) Bumble Bee Blues, Bumb... RCA 1992
Howlin' Mercy (Album) (2 versions) When The Levee Breaks Elektra 1993
Fade Into You (Maxi, Single) (2 versions)   Capitol Records 1994
Fade Into You (Plus Live Tracks) (CD, Promo, Ltd) I'm Gonna Bake My Biscuit Capitol Records 1994
Still Got The Blues Volume 1 (CD) Can't Get No Grinding Emporio 1994
Your Ghost (CD, Maxi, Dig) When The Levee Breaks 4AD 1994
Split (10", Gre) When The Levee Breaks Man's Ruin Records 1995
Chicago Blues 1940 - 1947 (2xCD, Comp) Daybreak Blues Frémeaux & Associés 1998
Early Days: The Best Of Led Zeppelin Volume One (CD, Enh) When The Levee Breaks Atlantic 1999
Hers Is Blood (CD, Album) When The Levee Breaks Crowd Control Activities 2001
Blues Goblins (CD, Album) I've Been Treated Wrong Off Records 2002
Early Days & Latter Days: The Best Of Led Zeppelin Volumes One And Two (Comp) (2 versions) When The Levee Breaks Atlantic 2002
Shaker (CD, Album) In Love Again Chesky Records 2002
Trouble No More (Album) (3 versions) Joliet Bound Columbia 2003
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940) (10xCD, Comp) Bumble Bee (1929), Di... Le Chant Du Monde 2004
Blowing With A Feeling (CD, Comp, RM) Me And My Chauffer Saga 2005
Harry Smith's Anthology Of American Folk Music, Volume Four (2xCD + , Boo) He's In The Ring (Doin... Revenant 2007
Mothership (Comp) (2 versions) When The Levee Breaks Atlantic 2007
Copulating Rhythm Volume One (LP) If You See My Rooster Jass Records  
The Best Of Kansas Joe Vol. 1: 1929-1935 (LP)   Blues Documents  
Tracks Appear On:
Rare Blues Of The Twenties No. 2 (LP) I'm Talking About You,... Historical Records 1966
The Story Of The Blues (2xLP, Mono, Comp) Me And My Chauffeur Blues Columbia 1969
Memphis Jamboree 1927-1936 (LP) Ain't No Use You Tryin... Yazoo 1970
Country Blues Bottleneck Guitar Classics 1926-1937 (LP) My Wash Woman's Gone (... Yazoo 1972
When Women Sang The Blues (LP) I've Been Treated Wrong Blues Classics 1976
Roots Of Rock (LP) When The Levee Breaks ... Yazoo 1979
Streetwalking Blues (LP) Hustlin' Woman Blues Stash Records 1979
Chicago Blues: A Quarter Century (4xLP, Comp) Kissing In The Dark P-Vine Records 1981
Okeh Chicago Blues (2xLP) I Am Sailin' Epic 1982
Blues Volume 3 (CD, Comp) Chicksaw Train Blues Object Enterprises 1991
The RCA Records Label: The 1st Note In Black Music (3xCD, Comp) Bumble Bee Blues RCA 1992
Blues Masters - The Essential Blues Collection (CD, Comp, Smplr) Bumble Bee Rhino Records (2) 1993
Funny Bones - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD, Album) Me & My Chauffeur Blues Touchstone Records 1995
Chicago Blues 1940 - 1947 (2xCD, Comp) Daybreak Blues Frémeaux & Associés 1998
Harry Smith's Anthology Of American Folk Music, Volume Four (3 versions) He's In The Ring (Doin... Revenant 2000
Le Blues 1925 / 1952 (3xCD, Comp, Dig) I Never Told A Lie Body & Soul 2002
Mississippi Blues (CD, Comp) I Got To Make A Change... Putumayo World Music 2002
Blues Is Black (2xCD, Smplr) Me And My Chafeur Blue... TIM AG 2003
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz - Part 2 (1941 - 1953) (10xCD, Comp) When My Man Comes Home... Le Chant Du Monde 2004
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940) (10xCD, Comp) Bumble Bee (1929), Di... Le Chant Du Monde 2004
Blowing With A Feeling (CD, Comp, RM) Me And My Chauffer Saga 2005
Country & Western (10xCD, Comp) Let's Go To Town Membran Music Ltd. 2006
Last Kind Words (1926-1953) (LP, Comp) I Called You This Morning Mississippi Records 2006
The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of (2xCD) I'm Going Back Home Yazoo 2006
People Take Warning! Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs, 1913-1938 (3xCD) When The Levee Breaks Tompkins Square 2007
The Early Blues Roots Of Led Zeppelin (CD, Album) When The Levee Breaks Snapper Music 2007
When The Levee Breaks - 15 Classic Tracks That Inspired Led Zeppelin (CD, Comp) When The Levee Breaks Uncut Magazine 2008
I Woke Up One Morning In May (LP, Comp) Can't I Do It For You? Mississippi Records 2009
Copulating Rhythm Volume One (LP) If You See My Rooster Jass Records  
Goin' Mad Blues (10xCD, Comp + Box) I'm Not A Bad Girl, Lo... Documents  
Gryin' In The Morning - An Anthology Of Post-War Blues (LP) Kidman Blues Happy Bird  
New Deal Blues: 1933-1939 (LP) Keep It To Yourself Mamlish  
Rhythm And Blues (7", EP) Kidman Blues Visadisc  
The Best Of Kansas Joe Vol. 1: 1929-1935 (LP) Can I Do It For You? -... Blues Documents  
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