Memphis Minnie

American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter (1897–1973)
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Memphis Minnie
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Memphis Minnie

Summary

Memphis Minnie is a human[1]. Born in Louisiana[2], she… she was born on June 3, 1897[3]. She died in Memphis[4]. She died on August 6, 1973[5]. She worked as a singer-songwriter[6], street artist[7], composer[8], singer[9], and guitarist[10]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (592 views/month, #7,080 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Memphis Minnie was born in Louisiana[2].
  • Born in Algiers[12], Memphis Minnie…
  • Memphis Minnie died in Memphis[4].
  • Memphis Minnie was born on June 3, 1897[3].
  • Memphis Minnie was born on June 3, 1896[13].
  • Memphis Minnie died on August 6, 1973[5].
  • Memphis Minnie is buried at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery[14].
  • Memphis Minnie held citizenship in United States[15].
  • Memphis Minnie is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[16].
  • Memphis Minnie's professions included singer-songwriter[6].
  • Memphis Minnie worked as a street artist[7].
  • Memphis Minnie worked as a composer[8].
  • Memphis Minnie worked as a singer[9].
  • Memphis Minnie's professions included guitarist[10].
  • Memphis Minnie's professions included recording artist[17].
  • Memphis Minnie's field of work was music composing[18].
  • Memphis Minnie is recorded as female[19].
  • Memphis Minnie's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Memphis Minnie's genre is blues[21].
  • Memphis Minnie's record label is recorded as Bluebird Records[22].
  • Memphis Minnie's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[23].
  • Memphis Minnie's record label is recorded as OKeh Records[24].
  • Memphis Minnie's discography is recorded as Memphis Minnie discography[25].
  • Memphis Minnie's Commons category is recorded as Memphis Minnie[26].
  • The cause of death was stroke[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1897-06-03[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1973-08-06[31]

  • Genre(s): acoustic chicago blues, blues, country blues[32]

  • Community tags: acoustic chicago blues, blues, country blues[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ff748426-8873-4725-bdc7-c2b18b510d41[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Louisiana[2], an U.S. state[35], in United States[36], founded in 1812[37] and Algiers[12], a neighborhood[38], in United States[39]. Recorded date of birth include June 3, 1897[3] and June 3, 1896[13]. Memphis Minnie is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter[6], street artist[7], composer[8], singer[9], guitarist[10], and recording artist[17]. Memphis Minnie's field of work was music composing[18].

Death and Burial

Memphis Minnie died on August 6, 1973[5]. She passed away in Memphis[4]. The cause of death was stroke[27]. Burial took place at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery[14].

Why It Matters

Memphis Minnie ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (592 views/month, #7,080 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Memphis Minnie born?

Born in Louisiana[2], Memphis Minnie…

Where did Memphis Minnie die?

Memphis Minnie died in Memphis[4].

What did Memphis Minnie do for work?

Memphis Minnie worked as singer-songwriter[6], street artist[7], composer[8], singer[9], and guitarist[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . Notable Black American Women. wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation singer-songwriter, street artist, composer +3
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  2. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work music composing
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject African diaspora, gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia
    Instance of human
    Sex or gender female
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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