Blues musician
Memphis Minnie
Recorded for thirty years and beat Big Bill Broonzy in a cutting contest.
Lizzie Douglas, better known as Memphis Minnie, was a blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter whose recording career lasted for over three decades. She recorded around 200 songs, some of the best known being "When the Levee Breaks", "Me and My Chauffeur Blues", "Bumble Bee", and "Nothing in Rambling".
- Born
- 1897-06-03, Louisiana, USAA Thursday
- Died
- 1973-08-06, Memphis, USAA Monday, aged 76
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1897-06-03, Louisiana, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 13°20′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 19°20′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 25°54′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 4°13′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 9°17′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 2°21′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 26°16′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 26°20′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 19°44′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 13°13′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1973-08-06, Memphis, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 14°04′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 22°42′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 25°18′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 15°12′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 27°18′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 6°16′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Cancer | 0°31′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 19°39′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 4°41′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 2°29′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Memphis Minnie was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.