Hoodoo Lady

Memphis Minnie was notable not only for making a name for herself in the almost exclusively male field of early country-blues singer/guitarists in the 1920s and '30s, but for her powerful, distinctive style of fingerpicking and her big, soulful voice. While some of her best-known tunes, like "When the Levee Breaks" and "Me and My Chauffer," are absent from 'Hoodoo lady', it still contains the cream of the crop from her mid-period (1933-37), pre-electric work, including the bold, brassy title track, which functions as something of a calling card for this larger-than-life blues legend.