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Memphis Minnie Vol. 5 (1940-1941)

Memphis Minnie Vol. 5 (1940-1941)

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by John Morthland, eMusic

The originator of Led Zeppelin's "When the Levee Breaks."
Though especially influential among women — Maria Muldaur and Lucinda Williams both swear by her — Lizzie Douglas, aka Memphis Minnie, had a profound impact on all blues-based music. (Consider Led Zep's version of her "When the Levee Breaks.") Rooted in the Delta, her cutting, incisive guitar and gritty, no-nonsense vocals helped shape Chicago blues, and she crafted her vivid songs as brilliantly as any writer in the genre. This disc provides the best balance between her hits ("Me and My Chauffeur Blues" became a '60s blues-rock standard) and some of her less recognizable, but equally stunning, sides (the disillusioned "Nothing in Rambling," a Williams favorite).

Total Length: 65:52 Download Album

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1. Listen 

Lonesome Shack Blues

2:50 Download
2. Listen 

Nothing In Rambling

2:42 Download
3. Listen 

Boy Friend Blues

2:46 Download
4. Listen 

Finger Print Blues

2:48 Download
5. Listen 

It's Hard To Please My Man

2:45 Download
6. Listen 

Ma Rainey

2:42 Download
7. Listen 

In My Girlish Days

2:33 Download
8. Listen 

Me And My Chauffeur Blues

2:45 Download
9. Listen 

Down By The Riverside

2:32 Download
10. Listen 

I Got To Make A Change Blues

2:56 Download
11. Listen 

Pig Meat On The Line

2:32 Download
12. Listen 

My Gage Is Going Up

2:39 Download
13. Listen 

This Is Your Last Chance

2:52 Download
14. Listen 

Can't Afford To Lose My Man

2:41 Download
15. Listen 

I'm Not A Bad Gal

2:35 Download
16. Listen 

You Got To Get Out Of Here

2:33 Download
17. Listen 

Don't Turn The Card

2:48 Download
18. Listen 

Looking The World Over

2:37 Download
19. Listen 

It Was You Baby

2:54 Download
20. Listen 

You Need A Friend

2:51 Download
21. Listen 

I Am Sailin'

2:47 Download
22. Listen 

Remember Me Blues

3:04 Download
23. Listen 

Black Rat Swing

2:50 Download
24. Listen 

Just Had To Holler

2:50 Download