Why has this musician who recorded over two hundred sides and was well-loved by the Black blues audiences of the '30s and '40s been comparatively ignored by later audiences? Perhaps it's because ...

If you were to walk into a room where Maria Muldaur's 40th album was playing and not know anything about it, you could be forgiven for thinking you were hearing a remastered digital version of old 78s ...

Even though I am pretty much a Mission rat, I do leave my neighborhood every once in a while. One of the ‘hoods that can grab my attention is the Lower Haight-the locals-only version of the more ...

Candice Ivory is more than a little ambitious to conceive and execute an album comprised wholly of material by blues icon Memphis Minnie. But to her credit, she has been quite resourceful in enlisting ...

Flights of sake may be touted at the counter and tables papered with reprints from Gourmet magazine, but don't let that fool you. Memphis Minnie's is a barbecue joint, and behind its fire-engine-red ...

New York Guitar Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2019, and for this year’s edition it’s paying tribute to pioneering blues guitarist Memphis Minnie. More about her: A supremely influential ...

Blues guitar pioneer and all around badass Lizzie Douglas–better known as Memphis Minnie–was born in Algiers, LA 119 years ago today. She had a few hits back in her time, including “Bumble Bee,” “Me ...

Although billed equally with the other contributors on the album cover, Maria Muldaur is really the driving force behind this "loving tribute" to Memphis Minnie. She produced the set and sings on ...