Queen of Country Blues 1929-1937 (2003)

About this title: This five-disc set from JSP includes all the surviving sides Memphis Minnie cut for the Vocalion, Decca, and Bluebird labels between 1929 and 1937 in chronological order. Among the highlights on disc one are the four takes of one of her best songs, "Bumble Bee," including one with the Memphis Jug Band. Disc two gathers a number of duets with her then-husband, Kansas Joe McCoy, and their twin guitars coupled with her contralto singing and Kansas Joe's tenor made for a signature sound. Disc three contains another of her best songs, "My Butcher Man," and features increased use of piano backing. ... read more

Tracks:

1. Goin' Back to Texas
2. 'Frisco Town
3. Bumble Bee [Lawlars/McCoy]
4. I'm Gonna Bake My Biscuits
5. Mister Tango Blues
6. She Wouldn't Give Me None
7. What Fault You Find of Me, Pt. 1
8. What Fault You Find of Me, Pt. 2
9. I'm Talking About You [Lawlars/McCoy]
10. Bumble Bee [Lawlars/McCoy]
11. Can I Do It for You, Pt. 1
12. Can I Do It for You, Pt. 2
13. I'm Going Back Home
14. Bumble Bee Blues [Memphis Minnie]
15. Meningitis Blues [McCoy]
16. I Never Told a Lie
17. Don't Want No Woman
18. Georgia Skin
19. I Don't Want No Woman I Have to Give My Money To
20. Memphis Minnie-Jitis Blues [Take A]
21. Memphis Minnie-Jitis Blues [Take B]
22. Good Girl Blues
23. Plymouth Rock Blues [McCoy/Memphis Minni]
24. Bumble Bee, No. 2
25. Georgia Skin Blues [McCoy]
26. New Dirty Dozen [Traditional/Perryma]
27. New Bumble Bee [McCoy]
28. Frankie Jean (That Trottin' Fool) [Memphis Minnie]
29. I'm Talking 'Bout You, No. 2
30. She Put Me Outdoors [McCoy]
31. I Called You This Morning [McCoy]
32. Grandpa and Grandma Blues [Memphis Minnie]
33. Garage Fire Blues
34. Dirt Dauber Blues [Parth]
35. You Dirty Mistreater [Parth]
36. What's the Matter With the Mill? [McCoy/Memphis Minni]
37. North Memphis Blues
38. I Don't Want That Junk Outa You
39. Crazy Cryin' Blues [McCoy/Memphis Minni]
40. Tricks Ain't Walking No More
41. Don't Bother It
42. Today Today Blues [Douglas/McCoy]
43. Lay My Money Down (If You Run Around)
44. Hard Down Lie
45. Somebody's Got to Help You
46. Pickin' the Blues [McCoy/Memphis Minni]
47. Let's Go to Town [McCoy/Memphis Minni]
48. Soo Cow Soo [McCoy/Memphis Minni]
49. After While Blues
50. Fishin' Blues
51. Jailhouse Trouble Blues
52. Outdoor Blues
53. Where Is My Good Man
54. You Stole My Cake
55. Kind Treatment Blues
56. Socket Blues
57. My Butcher Man [Memphis Minnie]
58. Too Late [Douglas/McCoy]
59. Ain't No Use Trying to Tell on Me
60. Stinging Snake Blues
61. Drunken Barrel House Blues [McCoy]
62. You Got to Move, Pt. 1 [Memphis Minnie]
63. Keep It to Yourself [McCoy]
64. Keep It to Yourself [Alternate Track]
65. Chickasaw Train Blues (Low Down Dirty Thing) [McCoy]
66. Banana Man Blues (I Don't Want That Thing) [Memphis Minnie]
67. You Got to Move, Pt. 2
68. Hole in the Wall
69. Give It to Me in My Hand (Can I Go Home With You)
70. Squat It [Memphis Minnie]
71. Moanin' the Blues [Memphis Minnie]
72. Sylvester and His Mule Blues

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