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| Birth name | Lizzie Douglas |
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| Born | June 3, 1897 Tunica County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | August 6, 1973 (aged 76) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1908–1958 |
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Lizzie Douglas (June 3, 1897 – August 6, 1973), better known as Memphis Minnie, was a blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter whose recording career lasted for over three decades. She recorded around 200 songs, some of the best known being "When the Levee Breaks", "Me and My Chauffeur Blues", "Bumble Bee" and "Nothing in Rambling".