Memphis Minnie

[Jazzrook]

When the Levee Breaks ~ Radio 4, 4pm today(12 Dec)

"Mark Lamarr explores the life of blues woman Memphis Minnie known for her guitar skills and her rowdy ways..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6C_5wxkuAQ

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

cor blimey .... hot or what ... an unmissable contribution to me education

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

and er ahem ... meandering throughj some raunchy ladies ...came across this gem ...

[johncorrigan]

When the Levee Breaks ~ Radio 4, 4pm today(12 Dec)

"Mark Lamarr explores the life of blues woman Memphis Minnie known for her guitar skills and her rowdy ways..."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6C_5wxkuAQ

Thanks a lot for that Calum - I'm still not quite getting the new R4 schedules. Here's one of my favourite Crumbs.

http://stephenspringerdavis.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/memphis_minnie_R_Crumb.jpg

...and one of my favourite Minnies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRZvOvnE7Bw

[Ian Thumwood]

Memphis Minnie was great.

This is my favourite MM track and the images of the vintage cars in this clip are terrific.

[geofflikesmusic]

Great music! Good to see traditional Delta Blues getting some credit on radio.

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

Minnie smashing a whiskey glass into her husband Joe's face...belting him around the head on stage with a National steel...call the Daily Mail.

DAMN, she should have married Miles! (other thread).
JAZBOs, ASBOs all round.

WONDERFUL music..and Lammar is a good (aware) presenter for items like this. NOT a passing celeb.

BN.

Interesting how the late Jo Ann Kelly got so close?

[Serial_Apologist]

Interesting how the late Jo Ann Kelly got so close?

There's a forgotten name - well almost, in my case.

[johncorrigan]

Can't recall who originally posted this back a year or so ago in the land of the Worldies - maybe Paul but perhaps someone else. I loved this article by Langston Hughes - would have loved to have been there.

http://www.ralphmag.org/CB/memphis-minnie.html

[Ian Thumwood]

I discovered this yesterday and have been absolutely bowled over by the performance which reminds me very much of Bobby McFerrin albeit this was recorded in 1929. Absolutely amazing!!