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Minnie was married three times, although no marriage certificates have been found. It is believed that her first husband was Casey Bill Weldon, whom she married in the early 1920s. Her second husband was the guitarist and mandolin player Kansas Joe McCoy, whom she married in 1929. They filed for divorce in 1934.
Memphis Minnie " When the Levee Breaks " is a country blues song written and first recorded by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy in 1929. The lyrics reflect experiences during the upheaval caused by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 .
6 mars 2014 · Kansas Joe McCoy & Memphis Minnie - When the Levee Breaks (1929) Adrián Romero Guerrero. 94 subscribers. Subscribed. 887. 42K views 10 years ago. Lyrics: If it keeps on rainin', levee's...
As a young man, McCoy was drawn to the music scene in Memphis, Tennessee, where he played guitar and sang during the 1920s. He teamed up his with future wife, Lizzie Douglas, a guitarist better known as Memphis Minnie, and their 1930 recording of the song "Bumble Bee" for Columbia Records was a hit.
When the Levee Breaks est une chanson de blues écrite et enregistrée par le duo Kansas Joe McCoy et Memphis Minnie en 1929. La chanson, dont le titre signifie « quand la digue se rompt », est écrite à la suite des bouleversements causés par la grande crue du Mississippi de 1927.
Considered the most destructive river flooding in U.S. history, two years later “The Great Flood of 1927” inspired Mississippi natives, Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie, to write and...
14 juil. 2011 · Memphis Minnie (June 3, 1897 -- August 6, 1973) was an American blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. She was the only female blues artist considered a match to male...
