Well, it’s about time. For being one of the premier blues women of the 20th century, we’ve been remiss in our coverage here on Deeper Roots. You can, however, check out our blog post Memphis Minnie on the Ice Box to prepare you for the music we’ve got for you this coming Friday. Not only will we share some classic tunes from Minnie and Kansas City Joe McCoy but we’ll be pairing much of them with contemporary covers including some special ones: the Alabama Shakes, Maria Muldaur, Precious Bryant, and Eilen Jewell (just to name a few). The article mentioned above is a well worn first hand observation of a Memphis Minnie performance published in the Chicago Defender in 1942, written by Langston Hughes. We’ve got enough to fill the room…and the airwaves, this coming Friday morning so here’s hoping you can drop in.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis Minnie | Pig Meat On The Line [Album Version] | Queen Of The Blues |  |
| 2 | Alabama Shakes | Killer Diller Blues | American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 1] | |
| 3 | Memphis Minnie | Killer Diller Blues [Album Version] | Queen Of The Blues | |
| 4 | Maria Muldaur, Del Rey, Steve James | Crazy Cryin' Blues | ….First Came Memphis Minnie | |
| 5 | Memphis Minnie | Crazy Cryin' Blues | Queen Of Country Blues | |
| 6 | Magic Slim, Billy Branch & James Cotton | When The Levee Breaks, Pt. 1 | Whole Lotta Blues: Songs Of Led Zeppelin | |
| 7 | Kansas Joe And Memphis Minnie | When the Levee Breaks | People Take Warning [Disc 2] Man Vs. Nature | |
| 8 | Rory Block | When You Love Me | ….First Came Memphis Minnie | |
| 9 | Eilen Jewell | Nothing In Rambling | Down Hearted Blues | |
| 10 | Precious Bryant | Black Rat Swing | Fool Me Good | |
| 11 | Precious Bryant | My Chauffeur | The Truth | |
| 12 | Maria Muldaur, Del Rey | Lookin' The World Over | ….First Came Memphis Minnie | |
| 13 | Clifton Chenier | Me And My Chauffeur | King Of The Bayous | |
| 14 | Maria Muldaur, Roy Rogers, Roly Salley | Me And My Chauffeur Blues | ….First Came Memphis Minnie | |
| 15 | Memphis Minnie | What's The Matter With The Mill | Blues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1] | |
| 16 | Ben Winship | What's The Matter With the Well | Toolshed | |
| 17 | Phoebe Snow, David Bromberg | In My Girlish Days | ….First Came Memphis Minnie | |
| 18 | Doug Quattlebaum | You Is One Black Rat | The Bluesville Years Volume 10: Country Roads, Country Days | |
| 19 | Lucinda Williams | Nothing In Rambling [Live] | Passionate Kisses [EP] | |
| 20 | Memphis Minnie with Little Joe & His Band | Me and My Chauffeur Blues | Electric BluesPart 1: Beginnings 1939-1954 | |
| 21 | Johnny Shines | Bumble Bee Blues | Traditional Delta Blues | |
| 22 | Whispering Smith | Looking the World Over | Swamp Blues | |
| 23 | Memphis Minnie | Dirty Mother For You | Blues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1] | |
| 24 | Memphis Minnie | New Dirty Dozen | Queen Of Country Blues | |
| 25 | Memphis Minnie | If You See My Rooster (Please Run Him Home) | Queen Of Country Blues [Disc 5] (1936-1937) | |
| 26 | Memphis Minnie | Ice Man (Come On Up) | Queen Of Country Blues [Disc 5] (1936-1937) | |
| 27 | Maria Muldaur | I'm Goin' Back Home | Richland Woman Blues | |
| 28 | Big Mama Thornton/Muddy Waters Blues Band | Looking the World Over | With the Muddy Waters Blues Band 1966 | |
| 29 | Tampa Red | Bumble Bee Blues | Guitar Wizards (1926-1935) | |
| 30 | Ruthie Foster, Steve Freund, Tanya Richardson, Samantha Banks | Keep Your Big Mouth Closed | ….First Came Memphis Minnie | |