Memphis Minnie
Lizzie Douglas (3 Juni 1897 – 6 Agustus 1973), dikenal sebagai Memphis Minnie, adalah gitaris blues, vokalis, dan penulis lagu yang karier rekamannya bertahan selama lebih dari tiga dekade. Dia merekam sekitar 200 lagu, beberapa yang paling terkenal adalah "Bumble Bee", "Nothing in Rambling", dan "Me and My Chauffeur Blues".
Memphis Minnie telah digambarkan sebagai "penyanyi country blues wanita paling populer sepanjang masa".[1] Big Bill Broonzy mengatakan bahwa dia bisa "mengambil gitar dan bernyanyi sebaik pria mana pun yang pernah saya dengar."[2] Minnie hidup untuk melihat apresiasi baru atas karyanya yang direkam selama kebangkitan musik blues pada 1960-an. Dia berpengaruh pada penyanyi selanjutnya, seperti Big Mama Thornton, Jo Ann Kelly[3] dan Erin Harpe.[4] Dia dilantik ke dalam Hall of Fame Yayasan Blues pada tahun 1980.[5]
"Me and My Chauffeur Blues" direkam oleh Jefferson Airplane di album debut mereka, Jefferson Airplane Takes Off, dengan Signe Anderson sebagai vokalis. "Can I Do It for You" direkam oleh Donovan pada tahun 1965, dengan judul "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)". Lagu Memphis Minnie dan Kansas Joe McCoy 1929, "When the Levee Breaks",[6] diadaptasi (dengan lirik yang diubah dan melodi yang berbeda) oleh Led Zeppelin dan dirilis pada tahun 1971 di album keempat mereka. "I'm Sailin '" diliput oleh Mazzy Star di album debut mereka tahun 1990, She Hangs Brightly. Keluarganya saat ini menuntut perusahaan rekaman dan beberapa artis untuk royalti dan untuk menggunakan musiknya tanpa izin.
Pada 2007, Minnie mendapat kehormatan ketika namanya dtaruh di Mississippi Blues Trail di Walls, Mississippi.[7]
Diskografi sunting
| Tahun | Album | Aliran | Label | Lagu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | The Best of Memphis Minnie Vol. 1 1929–1938 | Blues | Earl | "'Frisco Town", "Bumble Bee", "Grandpa and Grandma Blues", "Garage Fire Blues", and more |
| 1988 | I Ain't No Bad Gal | Blues | Portrait | "You Need a Friend", "Can't Afford to Lose My Man", "Me and My Chauffeur Blues", "Looking the World Over", and more |
| 1997 | Me & My Chauffeur 1935–1946, with Little Son Joe | Blues | EPM Musique | "Hoodoo Lady", "Hot Stuff", "Me and My Chauffeur Blues", "My Baby Don't Want Me No More", and more |
| 2000 | Pickin' the Blues, with Kansas Joe McCoy | Blues | Culture Press | "Bumble Bee", "When the Levee Breaks", "Joe Louis Strut", "Crazy Cryin' Blues", "Picking the Blues", "Ma Rainey", and more |
| 2008 | Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe: Early Recordings (1929–1936) | Blues | Autogram | "Goin' Back to Texas", "I'm Talkin About You", "Bumble Bee", "I'm Going Back Home", and more |
| unknown | Gonna Take the Dirt Road Home: Memphis Minnie in the Forties | Blues | Origin Jazz Library | "Blue Monday Blues", "Moaning Blues", "Shout the Boogie", "Hold Me Blues", and more |
| unknown | City Blues | Blues | Aldabra Records | "Dirty Mother for You", "Keep on Goin'", "Jockey Man Blues", "He's in the Ring", and more |
| unknown | Travelling Blues | Blues | Aldabra Records | "Going Back to Texas", "Frisco Town", "Bumble Bee", "She Wouldn't Give Me None", and more |
Kompilasi sunting
| Tahun | Judul | Aliran | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Blues Classics by Memphis Minnie | blues | Blues Classics |
| c. 1967 | Early Recordings with Kansas Joe McCoy, vol. 2 | blues | Blues Classics |
| 1968 | Love Changin' Blues: 1949, Blind Willie McTell and Memphis Minnie | blues | Biograph Records |
| 1973 | 1934–1941 | blues | Flyright Records |
| 1973 | 1941–1949 | blues | Flyright Records |
| 1977 | Hot Stuff: 1936–1949 | blues | Magpie Records |
| 1982 | World of Trouble | blues | Flyright Records |
| 1983 | Moaning the Blues | blues | MCA Records |
| 1984 | In My Girlish Days: 1930–1935 | blues | Travelin' Man |
| 1987 | 1930–1941 | blues | Old Tramp |
| 1988 | I Ain't No Bad Girl | blues | CBS |
| 1991 | Hoodoo Lady (1933–1937) | blues | Columbia |
| 1994 | In My Girlish Days | blues | Blues Encore |
| 1996 | Let's Go to Town | blues | Orbis |
| 1997 | Queen of the Blues | blues | Columbia |
| 1997 | "The Queen of the Blues": 1929–1941 | blues | Frémeaux & Associés |
| 2000 | Pickin' the Blues | blues | Catfish Records |
| 2003 | Me and My Chauffeur Blues | blues | Proper Records Ltd. |
| 2007 | Complete Recorded Works 1935–1941 in Chronological Order, vol. 1, 10 January to 31 October 1935 | blues | Document Records |
| unknown | Night Time Blues, Ma Rainey and Memphis Minnie | blues | History |
Referensi sunting
- ^ LaVere, Steve, and Garon, Paul (1973). "Memphis Minnie". Living Blues, Autumn 1973, p. 5.
- ^ Farley, Christopher John. "Memphis Minnie and the Cutting Contest." In Guralnik, P., Santelli, R., George-Warren, H., Farley, C.J., eds. (2003). Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues, New York: Armistad. p. 198.
- ^ Harris, Sheldon (1989). Blues Who's Who: A Biographical Dictionary of Blues SIngers. pp. 161–162.
- ^ "Erin Harpe". The Noise, May 29, 2014.
- ^ "1980 Hall of Fame Inductees". The Blues Foundation. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2007-03-05. Diakses tanggal 2006-10-23.
- ^ Fast, Susan (2001). In the Houses of the Holy: Led Zeppelin and the Power of Rock Music. hlm. 165. ISBN 0-19-511756-5.
- ^ "Memphis Minnie honored with Miss. Blues Trail marker - Picayune Item". Picayune Item (dalam bahasa Inggris). September 25, 2007.