Rough Guide To Memphis Minnie - Queen of the Country Blues

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Rough Guide To Memphis Minnie - Queen of the Country BluesIf ever a title was justified, then Queen of the Country Blues is the bare minimum that should be afforded to Memphis Minnie, a lone female voice in the male dominated country blues scene whose musical legacy is nothing short of remarkable. Minnie transcended both gender and genre and her recording career spanned from the late 1920s heyday of country blues to the cutting edge Chicago scene of the 1940s & 1950s, where she helped pioneer the roots of

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