Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 5 (1935-1941) (1991)

About this title: The fifth and final volume in Document's series begins with a mid-1940 studio date, Memphis Minnie's first in over a year; recorded with Little Son Joe on second guitar, these simple, unaffected sides are among her strongest, with tracks like "Ma Rainey" (a tribute to the recently deceased blues great) and "Nothing in Rambling" brimming with confidence and inspiration. Her final pre-war session, recorded late in 1941, closes out the set; performing on amplified guitar, Minnie's music adopts a relatively urbanized sound on tracks like the superb "I Am Sailin'" and "Don't Turn the Card," ... read more

Tracks:

1. Lonesome Shack Blues [McCoy]
2. Nothing in Rambling [Memphis Minnie]
3. Boy Friend Blues [Lawlars]
4. Finger Print Blues
5. It's Hard to Please My Man [McCoy]
6. Ma Rainey [McCoy]
7. In My Girlish Days [Memphis Minnie/Lawl]
8. Me and My Chauffeur Blues [Memphis Minnie]
9. Down by the Riverside [Lawlars]
10. I Got to Make a Change Blues [Lawlars]
11. Pig Meat on the Line [Lawlars]
12. My Gage Is Going Up
13. This Is Your Last Chance [Douglas/Lawlars]
14. Can't Afford to Lose My Man [Lawlars]
15. I'm Not a Bad Gal [Lawlars]
16. You Got to Get Out of Here [Lawlars]
17. Don't Turn the Card [Lawlars]
18. Looking the World Over [Lawlars]
19. It Was You Baby [Lawlars]
20. You Need a Friend [Lawlars]
21. I Am Sailin' [Lawlars]
22. Remember Me Blues [Lawlars]
23. Black Rat Swing [Lawlars]
24. Just Had to Holler

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.