The Essential Recordings

~ Release by Memphis Minnie (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Bumble Bee
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-06-18)
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1929-06-18) and Memphis Minnie (on 1929-06-18)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1929-06-18)
recording of:
Bumble Bee (in 1929)
composer:
Memphis Minnie
2:51
2Frankie Jean (That Trottin' Fool)
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1930-07-08)
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1930-07-08) and Memphis Minnie (on 1930-07-08)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1930-07-08)
2:55
3Nothing in Rambling
guitar:
Little Son Joe (on 1940-06-27) and Memphis Minnie (on 1940-06-27)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1940-06-27)
2:45
4Pickin' the Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-03-16)
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1931-03-16) and Memphis Minnie (on 1931-03-16)
3:07
5My Butcher Man
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-11-27)
guitar:
Memphis Minnie (on 1933-11-27)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1933-11-27)
3:02
6Hole in the Wall
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1934-09-06)
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1934-09-06) and Memphis Minnie (on 1934-09-06)
vocals:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1934-09-06) and Memphis Minnie (on 1934-09-06)
3:17
7Fishin' Blues
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1932-02-03) and Memphis Minnie (on 1932-02-03)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1932-02-03)
3:00
8Jockey Man Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-05-27)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1935-05-27) and Memphis Minnie (on 1935-05-27)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1935-05-27)
3:06
9Georgia Skin Blues
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1930-06-24) and Memphis Minnie (on 1930-06-24)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1930-06-24)
3:28
10If You See My Rooster (Please Run Him Home)
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-05-27)
double bass and wood block:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-05-27)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-05-27) and Memphis Minnie (on 1936-05-27)
piano:
Black Bob (on 1936-05-27)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1936-05-27)
3:19
11Me and My Chauffeur Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-05-21, on 1952-07-11)
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
double bass [bass]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1952-07-11)
drums (drum set):
Elga Edmunds (on 1952-07-11)
guitar:
Little Son Joe (on 1941-05-21), Memphis Minnie (on 1941-05-21, on 1952-07-11) and Ernest Lawler (on 1952-07-11)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1952-07-11)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1941-05-21, on 1952-07-11)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
recording of:
Me and My Chauffeur Blues
writer:
Memphis Minnie
2:46
12Black Cat Blues
double bass and wood block:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-05-27)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-05-27) and Memphis Minnie (on 1936-05-27)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1936-05-27)
2:59
13Joe Louis Strut
double bass:
Bill Settles (on 1935-08-22)
guitar:
Memphis Minnie (on 1935-08-22)
piano:
Black Bob (on 1935-08-22)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1935-08-22)
2:54
14Plymouth Rock Blues
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1930-06-05) and Memphis Minnie (on 1930-06-05)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1930-06-05)
2:55
15Ice Man (Come On Up)
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1938-02-18)
double bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-02-18)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-02-18) and Memphis Minnie (on 1936-02-18, on 1938-02-18)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1936-02-18, on 1938-02-18)
3:03
16Black Rat Swing
bass:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-12-12)
guitar:
Little Son Joe (on 1941-12-12) and Memphis Minnie (on 1941-12-12)
vocals:
Little Son Joe (on 1941-12-12)
2:56
17When The Levee Breaks
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-06-18)
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1929-06-18) and Memphis Minnie (on 1929-06-18)
vocals:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1929-06-18)
recording of:
When the Levee Breaks (original country blues song) (on 1929-06-18)
writer:
Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie
3:14
18Tricks Ain't Walking No More
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1931-01-30) and Memphis Minnie (on 1931-01-30)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1931-01-30)
3:10
19Hoodoo Lady
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1938-02-18)
double bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-02-18)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-02-18) and Memphis Minnie (on 1936-02-18, on 1938-02-18)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1936-02-18, on 1938-02-18)
3:07
20North Memphis Blues
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1930-10-11) and Memphis Minnie (on 1930-10-11)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1930-10-11)
2:36
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