Now, My Latest Blues Biography

It’s Out on 21 May !

‘Malcolm Noble’s instinctive way with words sustains the page-turning momentum of an account that is as entertaining as it is educational.’ Alan Clayson – the AJP Taylor of Pop

‘This book is authentic, it does not skim the surface or recycle familiar anecdotes. Instead it digs deep into the red clay of Mississippi and uncovers voices and musicians that shared a cultural revolution.’ Dave Irving – Hfm Radio

Lizzie Douglas was a groundbreaking guitarist and Blues singer whose talent earned the admiration of contemporaries like William Moore, Willie Brown, and Muddy Waters. Born into poverty in Sugar Ditch Alley, she forged an independent path in a male-dominated world, aspiring to the artistic and social sisterhood of Ma Rainey and Ida Cox. Her songs—like My Girlish Days—reveal hardship, resilience, and defiant creativity. Known to audiences as Memphis Minnie, she was celebrated by her peers yet largely unprotected in her lifetime, dying destitute and leaving a legacy that shines as brightly as it mournfully exposes a society that failed to safeguard her brilliance.

£12.99

Waterstones