Four Women Blues is the kind of anthology that would be assembled by a specialty label like Document or Story of the Blues, not a major label like RCA. And yet here it is, encompassing rare and unreleased Victor/Bluebird sides by four early female blues artists, mastered wherever possible from the original metal parts. The recordings, made between 1928-1936 and representing the four artists' extant output for the label, are predominately those of Memphis Minnie, a guitar-playing blues woman who was the most successful of the bunch. Her 13 cuts will be the ones that attract most blues collectors to this package, but the remaining tracks are fascinating as well. The names Mississippi Matilda, Kansas City Kitty, and Miss Rosie Mae Moore may not ring many bells for most blues enthusiasts, but the music is never less than interesting and the sound quality is probably as good as it will get ever on these scarce and forgotten recordings. by Greg Adams
Tracklist :
1 Memphis Minnie– I'm Goin Back Home 2:42
Vocals, Guitar – Kansas Joe McCoy, Memphis Minnie
Written-By – Joe Johnson
2 Memphis Minnie– Bumble Bee Blues 2:53
Guitar – Charlie Burse
Harmonica – Will Shade
Jug – Hambone Lewis
Vocals, Guitar – Memphis Minnie
Written-By – Minnie McCoy
3 Memphis Minnie– Meningitis Blues 3:09
Guitar – Charlie Burse
Harmonica – Will Shade
Jug – Hambone Lewis
Vocals, Guitar – Memphis Minnie
Written-By – Minnie McCoy
4 Memphis Minnie– I Never Told A Lie 2:41
Vocals, Guitar – Kansas Joe McCoy, Memphis Minnie
Written-By – Minnie McCoy
5 Memphis Minnie– Don't Want No Woman 3:12
Vocals, Guitar – Kansas Joe McCoy, Memphis Minnie
Written-By – Joe Johnson
6 Memphis Minnie– Georgia Skin 2:54
Guitar – Kansas Joe McCoy
Vocals, Guitar – Memphis Minnie
Written-By – Minnie McCoy
7 Memphis Minnie– You Wrecked My Happy Home 2:42
Guitar [Prob.] – Big Bill Broonzy
Vocals, Guitar – Memphis Minnie
8 Memphis Minnie– I'm Waiting On You 2:26
Guitar [Prob.] – Big Bill Broonzy
Vocals, Guitar – Memphis Minnie
Written-By – Minnie McCoy
9 Memphis Minnie– Keep On Goin' 2:30
Guitar [Prob.] – Big Bill Broonzy
Vocals, Guitar – Memphis Minnie
Written-By – Minnie McCoy
10 Memphis Minnie– When The Sun Goes Down Part 2 3:34
Bass – Bill Settles
Piano – Black Bob
Steel Guitar – Casey Bill Weldon
Vocals, Guitar – Memphis Minnie
11 Memphis Minnie– Hustlin' Woman Blues 2:53
Bass – Bill Settles
Piano – Black Bob
Steel Guitar – Casey Bill Weldon
Vocals, Guitar – Memphis Minnie
Written-By – Minnie McCoy
12 Memphis Minnie– Seeling My Pork Chops 2:53
Bass – Bill Settles
Piano – Black Bob
Steel Guitar – Casey Bill Weldon
Vocals, Guitar – Memphis Minnie
Written-By – Minnie McCoy
13 Memphis Minnie– Doctor, Doctor Blues 3:18
Bass – Bill Settles
Piano – Black Bob
Steel Guitar – Casey Bill Weldon
Vocals, Guitar – Memphis Minnie
Written-By – Minnie McCoy
14 Mississippi Matilda– Hardworking Woman Blues 2:52
Guitar – Sonny Boy Nelson
Guitar [Prob.] – Willie Harris
Vocals – Mississippi Matilda
Written By – Unknown Artist
15 Mississippi Matilda– Happy Home Blues 2:46
Guitar – Sonny Boy Nelson
Guitar [Prob.] – Willie Harris
Vocals – Mississippi Matilda
Written By – Unknown Artist
16 Kansas City Kitty– Christmas Mornin' Blues 3:02
Vocals, Piano [Prob.], Kazoo – Kansas City Kitty
Written-By – Spud Murphy
17 Kansas City Kitty– Double Trouble Blues 2:58
Vocals, Piano [Prob.], Kazoo – Kansas City Kitty
Written-By – Thelma Holmes
18 Kansas City Kitty– Leave My Man Alone 2:54
Vocals, Piano [Prob.], Kazoo – Kansas City Kitty
Written-By – Thelma Holmes
19 Kansas City Kitty– Mistreatin' Easy Rider 3:09
Vocals, Piano [Prob.], Kazoo – Kansas City Kitty
Written-By – Thelma Holmes
20 Miss Rosie Mae Moore– Staggering Blues 3:39
Guitar – Charlie McCoy
Vocals – Rosie Mae Moore
Written By – Unknown Artist
21 Miss Rosie Mae Moore– Ha Ha Blues 3:38
Guitar – Charlie McCoy
Vocals – Rosie Mae Moore
Written By – Unknown Artist
22 Miss Rosie Mae Moore– School Girl Blues 3:18
Guitar – Charlie McCoy
Vocals – Rosie Mae Moore
Written By – Unknown Artist
23 Miss Rosie Mae Moore– Stranger Blues 3:24
Guitar – Charlie McCoy
Vocals – Rosie Mae Moore
Written By – Unknown Artist
