Memphis Minnie was one of the popular blues acts in Chicago when she recorded ‘Me and My Chauffeur Blues’ there on May 21, 1941. Accompanied by her husband, Ernest ‘Little Son Joe’ Lawlers on second guitar, Minnie made it clear what she wanted her ‘chauffeur’ to do: ‘he drives so easy, I can’t put him down.’ An engaging blues in the mold of Sonny Boy Williamson’s ‘Good Morning Little Schoolgirl,’ the record was further enlivened by a hot dual guitar break by Minnie and Son Joe. ‘Chauffeur’ was later recorded by Jefferson Airplane, Big Mama Thornton, Clifton Chenier and Lucinda Williams, among others.
Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame as a Classic of Blues Recording (Single) in 2013.