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"Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" (also listed as "Memphis Blues Again") is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan from his seventh studio album, Blonde on Blonde (1966). The song was written by Dylan and produced by Bob Johnston. It has nine verses, each featuring a distinct set of characters and circumstances.
Memphis Blues is the eleventh studio album by American singer Cyndi Lauper, containing cover versions of classic blues songs. Regarded as a continuation of her 2008 comeback, the album was a nominee for the Grammy Awards 2010 and was released on her 57th birthday, June 22, 2010.
"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]
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]
Hattie Hart (c. 1900 - after 1946) [2] was an American Memphis blues singer and songwriter. She was active as a recording artist from the late 1920s to the mid-1930s. Her best known tracks are "I Let My Daddy Do That" and "Coldest Stuff in Town".
The Memphis Jug Band had a fluid membership during the nearly 40 years that it was active, recording under a number of names and in various styles ranging from blues and rags to gospel. [6] All the while, Shade was the backbone of the group, as he was the one responsible for finding new members to keep the band going.
She reappeared in the 1970s, singing both solo and with the traveling Memphis Blues Caravan. She was also involved in the recording of an album, Memories of Beale Street: Prince Gabe and the Millionaires with the Original Memphis Sound. [1] Around this time a local restaurateur hired Glover to sing with the Blues Alley All Stars.