Although the “classic” female
blues singers spanned the 20s,
you won’t find them on this CD.
With the exception of Memphis
Minnie, this is a collection of 14
relatively obscure women who
attempted to spread the 12-bar
word across vaudeville America.
Sub Rosa obviously went to
painstaking lengths to bring
these girls back…
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Oh, Run Into Me, But Don’t Hurt Me! Female Blues Singers: Rarities 1923-1930 | Various artists
Sub Rosa | SR 268
Reviewed by Laith Al-Kaisy
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