Lizzie Douglas
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Lizzie Douglas, 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 |
|---|---|
| Lizzie Douglas canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blues musician
ⓘ
human ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1950s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kid Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Memphis, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Walls, Mississippi, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-06-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1973-08-06 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| genre |
Chicago blues
ⓘ
blues ⓘ country blues ⓘ |
| influenced | later electric blues guitarists ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
ⓘ
vocals ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | pre-war blues ⓘ |
| notableAlias | Memphis Minnie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering role as a female blues guitarist
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powerful vocal style ⓘ virtuosic guitar playing ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bumble Bee
NERFINISHED
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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 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Algiers, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Memphis, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Bluebird Records
NERFINISHED
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Columbia Records ⓘ Decca Records ⓘ Vocalion Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Ernest Lawlars
NERFINISHED
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Joe McCoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Memphis Minnie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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