About Memphis blues
The Memphis blues is a style of blues music created from the 1910s to the 1930s by musicians in the Memphis area, such as Frank Stokes, Sleepy John Estes, Furry Lewis and Memphis Minnie. The style was popular in vaudeville and medicine shows and was associated with Beale Street, the main entertainment area in Memphis. W. C. Handy, the "Father of the Blues", published the song "The Memphis Blues" in 1909 and this was the first blues to be written down. In lyrics, the phrase has been used to describe a depressed mood.
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2:47Rosco Gordon – A Girl To Love 1962 ABC Paramount – 45 10351
The D.O.C., Howlin' Wolf, Queen, Sine, Music industry, Memphis blues, Robert Johnson, Robert Cray, Songwriter, Y&T
1960sDocumentaryTV Appearance
4:51How To Play A Blues Shuffle On Bass: The Duck Dunn Blues Groove
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4:27Furry Lewis Worried Blues
Sleepy John Estes, R.E.M., Piano Red, The Rolling Stones, Sam Chatmon, Furry Lewis, Mose Vinson, Memphis blues, Rolling Stones, Record producer, Songwriter
1960sSoloTV Appearance