Minnie McCoy
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Minnie McCoy, better known as Memphis Minnie, was a pioneering and influential American blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter active from the 1920s through the 1950s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Minnie McCoy canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
blues musician
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human ⓘ recording artist ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1950 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kid Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Ernest Lawlars
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Kansas Joe McCoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Lizzie Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Walls, Mississippi, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-06-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1973-08-06 ⓘ |
| genre |
Chicago blues
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blues ⓘ country blues ⓘ |
| givenName | Lizzie Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chicago blues musicians
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electric blues guitarists ⓘ |
| instrument | guitar ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
one of the most popular female country blues singers of the 1930s
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pioneering female blues guitarist ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bumble Bee
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Me and My Chauffeur Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ When the Levee Breaks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
blues guitarist
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blues singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| performanceStyle |
bottleneck slide guitar
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fingerstyle guitar ⓘ |
| performingNameOrigin | Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Algiers, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Memphis, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Bluebird Records
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Columbia Records ⓘ Decca Records ⓘ Vocalion Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Casey Bill Weldon
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Ernest Lawlars NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe McCoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Memphis Minnie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalType | vocals ⓘ |
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