{"product_id":"woman-with-guitar-memphis-minnies-blues-9780306804601","title":"Woman With Guitar: Memphis Minnie's Blues","description":"\u003cp\u003eUniversally recognized as one of the greatest blues artists  Memphis Minnie (18971973) wrote and recorded hundreds of songs  among them the famous \"Bumble Bee Blues \" \"Im Talking About You \" and \"Whats the Matter with the Mill?\" Blues people as diverse as Muddy Waters  Johnny Shines  Big Mama Thornton  and Chuck Berry have acknowledged her as a major influence. At a time when most female vocalists sang Tin Pan Alley material  Minnie write her own lyrics and accompanied her singing with magnificent guitar-playing. Thanks to her merciless imagination and dark humor  her songs rank among the most vigorous and challenging popular poetry in any language. Although organized feminism was at its lowest ebb  Memphis Minnie  a black working-class woman  called no man master  defied gender stereotypes  and exemplified a radically adventurous life-style that makes most careers of the 20s and 30s seem dull by comparison. Woman with Guitar is the first full-length study of the life and work of this extraordinary free spirit  focusing on the lively interplay between Minnies evolving artistry and the African American community in which she lived and worked. Drawing on folklore  psychoanalysis  critical theory  womens studies  and surrealism  the Garons inspired explorations of Minnies songs illuminate the poetics of popular culture as well as the largely hidden history of working-class womens self emancipation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646692778037,"sku":"ByrdShop_0306804603","price":45.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780306804601.jpg?v=1781677382","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/woman-with-guitar-memphis-minnies-blues-9780306804601","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}