The She Shreds website recently updated the list to 100 black women guitarists through the ages and this set celebrates their innovation, resilience and talent. Enjoy!
Luke Vibert & B.J. Cole – Intro
Mattie Delaney – Down The Big Road Blues
Big Mama Thornton – Hound Dog
Memphis Minnie – Hoodoo Lady
Etta Baker – Sunny Tennessee
Willa Mae Buckner – St Louis Blues
Algia Mae Hinton – Watcha Gonna Do When Your Good Girl Turns You Down
Jessie Mae Hemphill – Hard Times
Odetta – boll weevil
Elizabeth Cotten – Shake Sugaree
Cora Fluker – Shotgun Boogie
Sister Rosetta Tharpe Didn’t It Rain
Rosa Lee Hill – Pork And Beans
Barbara Lynn – Nice And Easy
Precious Bryant – Fool Me Good
Cora Mae Bryant – Nineteen Nighty-Nine
Linda Martell – Color Him Father
Flora Molton – The Sun Will Shine In Vietnam
Elvie Thomas – Motherless Child Blues