Editing Memphis Minnie (section)

==Legacy==
Memphis Minnie has been described as "the most popular female country blues singer of all time".<ref>LaVere, Steve, and Garon, Paul (1973). "Memphis Minnie". ''Living Blues,'' Autumn 1973, p. 5.</ref> Big Bill Broonzy said that she could "pick a guitar and sing as good as any man I've ever heard."<ref name="Scorsese198"/> Minnie lived to see a renewed appreciation of her recorded work during the [[blues revival|revival of interest in blues music]] in the 1960s. She was an influence on later singers, such as [[Big Mama Thornton]], [[Jo Ann Kelly]]<ref name="Harris"/> and [[Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers|Erin Harpe]].<ref>[http://thenoise-boston.com/2014/05/erin-harpe/ "Erin Harpe"]. ''The Noise'', May 29, 2014.</ref> She was inducted into the [[Blues Foundation]]'s [[Blues Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] in 1980.<ref>{{cite web
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 |archive-date=2007-03-05 
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"Me and My Chauffeur Blues" was recorded by [[Jefferson Airplane]] on their debut album, ''[[Jefferson Airplane Takes Off]]'', with [[Signe Toly Anderson|Signe Anderson]] as lead vocalist. "Can I Do It for You" was recorded by [[Donovan]] in 1965, under the title "[[Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)]]". A 1929 Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy song, "[[When the Levee Breaks]]",<ref>{{cite book| last=Fast| first=Susan| title=In the Houses of the Holy: Led Zeppelin and the Power of Rock Music| year=2001| page=165 | publisher=Oxford University Press| isbn=0-19-511756-5}}</ref> was adapted (with altered lyrics and a different melody) by [[Led Zeppelin]] and released in 1971 on their [[Led Zeppelin IV|fourth album]]. "I'm Sailin'" was covered by [[Mazzy Star]] on their 1990 debut album, ''[[She Hangs Brightly]]''.
Her family is currently suing record companies and some artists for royalties and for using her music without permission.
In 2007, Minnie was honored with a marker on the [[Mississippi Blues Trail]] in Walls, Mississippi.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.picayuneitem.com/2007/09/memphis-minnie-honored-with-miss-blues-trail-marker/|title=Memphis Minnie honored with Miss. Blues Trail marker – Picayune Item|date=September 25, 2007|work=Picayune Item|language=en-US}}</ref>