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The Artists

Black and white photo of a Elizabeth Cotten playing an acoustic guitar.

Elizabeth Cotten

Memphis Minnie in a dress playing an electric guitar with a microphone nearby.

Memphis Minnie

Two individuals in vintage attire with a guitar, in a sepia-toned photograph.

Geeshie Wiley

Flora Molton playing guitar with a harmonica on a city sidewalk.

Flora Molton

Etta Baker with a guitar, wearing glasses, a light blue shirt, and a green scarf, outdoors with foliage in the background.

Etta Baker

Jessie Mae Hemphill in a cowboy hat playing an electric guitar against a beige background.

Jessie Mae Hemphill

Algia Mae Hinton playing an acoustic guitar outside on a wooden stool.

Algia Mae Hinton

Beverly "Guitar" Watkins sitting on a truck bed playing guitar with two other individuals in the background.

Beverly "Guitar" Watkins

Precious Bryant sitting on a chair in a field, holding a guitar, in a black-and-white image.

Precious Bryant

Amythyst Kiah in a magenta suit holding a white electric guitar.

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The artists

Elizabeth Cotten

Jessie Mae Hemphill

Algia Mae Hinton

Beverly "Guitar" Watkins

Precious Bryant

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Black Women and Music

Recording Industry

Historical Contexts

Social Science Perspectives

Blues Geography

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Lady Plays the Blues "Sound Tracks"

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