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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.
"The Memphis Blues" is a song described by its composer, W. C. Handy, as a "southern rag". It was self-published by Handy in September 1912 and has been recorded by many artists over the years. It was self-published by Handy in September 1912 and has been recorded by many artists over the years.
Joe Willie Wilkins (January 7, 1921 [2] or 1923 [3] – March 28, 1979) [3] [4] was an American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. [1] He influenced his contemporaries Houston Stackhouse, Robert Nighthawk, David Honeyboy Edwards, and Jimmy Rogers, [5] but he had a greater impact on up-and-coming guitarists, including Little Milton, B.B. King, and Albert King. [6]
In 1964 he also recorded his first full album, Rev. Robert Wilkins: Memphis Gospel Singer, for Piedmont Records. Another full session, recorded live at the 1969 Memphis Country Blues Festival, was released in 1993 as "...Remember Me". Wilkins died on May 26, 1987, in Memphis at the age of 91. [1]
Nix was born in Memphis. [1] He learned to tap dance as a child and later, as a teenager, was a dancer and comedian with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels.This led to work in various variety shows in the 1940s, and Nix later became a part of the blues scene that grew up around Beale Street (see Memphis Blues). [1]
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Memphis Willie B. (November 4, 1911 [1] – October 5, 1993) [2] was an American Memphis blues guitarist, harmonica player, singer and songwriter. [1] He was known for his work with Jack Kelly's Jug Busters and the Memphis Jug Band. His career was revived in the 1960s after years away from the music industry. [1]
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