Lizzie Douglas (June 3, 1897 – August 6, 1973), known as Memphis Minnie, was a blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter whose recording career lasted from the 1920s to the 1950s. She recorded around 200 songs, some of the best known being "Bumble Bee", "Nothing in Rambling", and "Me and My Chauffeur Blues". Her performances and songwriting made her well known in a genre dominated by men.
Early life
Lizzie Douglas was born on June 3, 1897, in Algiers, Louisiana. She was the eldest of 13 siblings. Her parents, Abe and Gertrude Douglas, nicknamed her Kid when she was a young child, and her family called her Kid throughout her childhood, because she never liked the name Lizzie. When she first began performing, she played under the name Kid Douglas.
When she was 7, she and her family moved to Walls, Mississippi, south of Memphis. The following year she received her first guitar as a Christmas present. She learned to play banjo by the age of 10 and guitar by the age of 11, when she started playing local parties. The family later moved to Brunswick, Tennessee. After Minnie's mother died, in 1922, Abe Douglas moved back to Walls, where he died in 1935.
Memphis Minnie (June 3, 1897 -- August 6, 1973) was an American blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. She was the only female blues artist considered a match to male contemporaries as both a singer and an instrumentalist. She was active from the 1920s to the 1950s.
published: 14 Jul 2011
Memphis Minnie - Me And My Chauffeur Blues
Memphis Minnie, vocal, guitar; Little Son Joe, guitar.
Recorded: Chicago, Illinois, May 21, 1941.
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published: 15 Jan 2009
Memphis Minnie - Hoodoo Lady Blues
Lyrics:
Hoodoo Lady, how do you do?
They tell me you take a boot and turn it to a brand new shoe
But don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
'Cause I'm going back to Tennessee
Hoodoo Lady, you can turn water to wine
I been wondering where have you been all this time
I'm setting here, broke, and I ain't got a dime
You ought to put something in these dukes of mine
But don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
'Cause I'm going back to Tennessee
Spoken: Boy, you better watch it 'cause she's tricky.
Hoodoo Lady, I want you to unlock my door
So I can get in and get all my clothes
But don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
'Caus...
published: 23 Dec 2008
Memphis Minnie - Bumble Bee
Released in 1930 on Vocalion 1476
published: 22 Nov 2010
The Best Of Memphis Minnie
published: 06 Jan 2022
Memphis Minnie - Kissing In The Dark
Memphis Minnie's last commercial release, and a good one. A 1953 stomper about STD's.
published: 24 May 2008
Memphis Minnie: Black History (Jerry Skinner Documentary)
published: 03 Jan 2013
When The Levee Breaks
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When The Levee Breaks · Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe
Queen Of The Blues
℗ Originally Released 1929 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Released on: 1997-08-25
Producer: Lawrence Cohn
Composer, Lyricist: Minnie McCoy
Unknown: Adam Block
Composer, Lyricist: Joe McCoy
Unknown: Adam Sieff
Mastering Engineer: David Mitson
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Memphis Minnie (June 3, 1897 -- August 6, 1973) was an American blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. She was the only female blues artist considered a mat...
Memphis Minnie (June 3, 1897 -- August 6, 1973) was an American blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. She was the only female blues artist considered a match to male contemporaries as both a singer and an instrumentalist. She was active from the 1920s to the 1950s.
Memphis Minnie (June 3, 1897 -- August 6, 1973) was an American blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. She was the only female blues artist considered a match to male contemporaries as both a singer and an instrumentalist. She was active from the 1920s to the 1950s.
Lyrics:
Hoodoo Lady, how do you do?
They tell me you take a boot and turn it to a brand new shoe
But don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on...
Lyrics:
Hoodoo Lady, how do you do?
They tell me you take a boot and turn it to a brand new shoe
But don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
'Cause I'm going back to Tennessee
Hoodoo Lady, you can turn water to wine
I been wondering where have you been all this time
I'm setting here, broke, and I ain't got a dime
You ought to put something in these dukes of mine
But don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
'Cause I'm going back to Tennessee
Spoken: Boy, you better watch it 'cause she's tricky.
Hoodoo Lady, I want you to unlock my door
So I can get in and get all my clothes
But don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
'Cause I'm going back to Tennessee
Now, look-a here, Hoodoo Lady, I want you to treat me right
Bring my man back home but don't let him stay all night
And don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
'Cause I'm going back to Tennessee
Spoken: Boy, she's tricky as she can be. Better watch her, too.
Why, look-a here, Hoodoo Lady, I'm your friend
When you leave this time, come back again
But don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
'Cause I'm going back to Tennessee
Spoken: Boys, I'm scared of her!
Lyrics:
Hoodoo Lady, how do you do?
They tell me you take a boot and turn it to a brand new shoe
But don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
'Cause I'm going back to Tennessee
Hoodoo Lady, you can turn water to wine
I been wondering where have you been all this time
I'm setting here, broke, and I ain't got a dime
You ought to put something in these dukes of mine
But don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
'Cause I'm going back to Tennessee
Spoken: Boy, you better watch it 'cause she's tricky.
Hoodoo Lady, I want you to unlock my door
So I can get in and get all my clothes
But don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
'Cause I'm going back to Tennessee
Now, look-a here, Hoodoo Lady, I want you to treat me right
Bring my man back home but don't let him stay all night
And don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
'Cause I'm going back to Tennessee
Spoken: Boy, she's tricky as she can be. Better watch her, too.
Why, look-a here, Hoodoo Lady, I'm your friend
When you leave this time, come back again
But don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
'Cause I'm going back to Tennessee
Spoken: Boys, I'm scared of her!
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When The Levee Breaks · Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe
Queen Of The Blues
℗ Originally Released 1929 Sony Music Entertain...
Provided to YouTube by Columbia/Legacy
When The Levee Breaks · Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe
Queen Of The Blues
℗ Originally Released 1929 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Released on: 1997-08-25
Producer: Lawrence Cohn
Composer, Lyricist: Minnie McCoy
Unknown: Adam Block
Composer, Lyricist: Joe McCoy
Unknown: Adam Sieff
Mastering Engineer: David Mitson
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Columbia/Legacy
When The Levee Breaks · Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe
Queen Of The Blues
℗ Originally Released 1929 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Released on: 1997-08-25
Producer: Lawrence Cohn
Composer, Lyricist: Minnie McCoy
Unknown: Adam Block
Composer, Lyricist: Joe McCoy
Unknown: Adam Sieff
Mastering Engineer: David Mitson
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Memphis Minnie (June 3, 1897 -- August 6, 1973) was an American blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. She was the only female blues artist considered a match to male contemporaries as both a singer and an instrumentalist. She was active from the 1920s to the 1950s.
Lyrics:
Hoodoo Lady, how do you do?
They tell me you take a boot and turn it to a brand new shoe
But don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
'Cause I'm going back to Tennessee
Hoodoo Lady, you can turn water to wine
I been wondering where have you been all this time
I'm setting here, broke, and I ain't got a dime
You ought to put something in these dukes of mine
But don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
'Cause I'm going back to Tennessee
Spoken: Boy, you better watch it 'cause she's tricky.
Hoodoo Lady, I want you to unlock my door
So I can get in and get all my clothes
But don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
'Cause I'm going back to Tennessee
Now, look-a here, Hoodoo Lady, I want you to treat me right
Bring my man back home but don't let him stay all night
And don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
'Cause I'm going back to Tennessee
Spoken: Boy, she's tricky as she can be. Better watch her, too.
Why, look-a here, Hoodoo Lady, I'm your friend
When you leave this time, come back again
But don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
Don't put that thing on me
'Cause I'm going back to Tennessee
Spoken: Boys, I'm scared of her!
Provided to YouTube by Columbia/Legacy
When The Levee Breaks · Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe
Queen Of The Blues
℗ Originally Released 1929 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Released on: 1997-08-25
Producer: Lawrence Cohn
Composer, Lyricist: Minnie McCoy
Unknown: Adam Block
Composer, Lyricist: Joe McCoy
Unknown: Adam Sieff
Mastering Engineer: David Mitson
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Lizzie Douglas (June 3, 1897 – August 6, 1973), known as Memphis Minnie, was a blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter whose recording career lasted from the 1920s to the 1950s. She recorded around 200 songs, some of the best known being "Bumble Bee", "Nothing in Rambling", and "Me and My Chauffeur Blues". Her performances and songwriting made her well known in a genre dominated by men.
Early life
Lizzie Douglas was born on June 3, 1897, in Algiers, Louisiana. She was the eldest of 13 siblings. Her parents, Abe and Gertrude Douglas, nicknamed her Kid when she was a young child, and her family called her Kid throughout her childhood, because she never liked the name Lizzie. When she first began performing, she played under the name Kid Douglas.
When she was 7, she and her family moved to Walls, Mississippi, south of Memphis. The following year she received her first guitar as a Christmas present. She learned to play banjo by the age of 10 and guitar by the age of 11, when she started playing local parties. The family later moved to Brunswick, Tennessee. After Minnie's mother died, in 1922, Abe Douglas moved back to Walls, where he died in 1935.
(led zeppelin cover) If it keeps on raining the levee's gotta break If it keeps on raining the levee's gotta break And if the levee breaks I got no place to stay Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan x2 Got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home, All last night sat on the levee and moaned, All last night sat on the levee and moaned, Thinkin' 'bout me baby and my happy home. Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good 'cause when the levee breaks, you got to move
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