🎸 Memphis Minnie: The Queen of Blues 🎶
👑 From Mississippi to Memphis
Born Lizzie Douglas in Tunica County, Mississippi, Memphis Minnie was a self-taught guitar prodigy who left home at 13 to perform on Beale Street in Memphis. She went from street performer to blues legend, making a name in a male-dominated industry.
🔥 Blues Pioneer & Guitar Queen
🎤 Recorded over 200 songs across a 30-year career
🎸 One of the first female blues guitarists to go electric
🎶 Wrote & performed “When the Levee Breaks”, later covered by Led Zeppelin
💥 Hits include “Me and My Chauffeur Blues”, “Bumble Bee”, and “I’m Sailin’”
🎶 Breaking Barriers in Blues
In the 1920s & ‘30s, Memphis Minnie dominated the blues scene, battling male guitarists and proving she could outplay them all. Big Bill Broonzy once said, “She could pick a guitar and sing as good as any man.”
🎧 Legacy Lives On
• Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame (1980) 🏆
• Inspired rock, country, and blues legends 🎶
• Songs reimagined b...
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