Over a lengthy career she recorded under various pseudonyms and performed regularly in her adopted hometown, earning her the nickname of "the Mother of Beale Street."
"[1][3][4][6] Her first recordings took place in April 1927, when under the name May Armstrong, she waxed six numbers in Memphis, including "Joe Boy Blues" and "Nobody Can Take", for the Gennett label.
[10][11] On February 24, 1931, Glover employed the pianist Charles O'Neil and trumpet player James Parker, in recording "Forty Four Blues", released on both Supertone and Champion.
Another release of that song entitled "Big Gun Blues", was issued on Varsity, using the name of Mae Muff.
[4][6] It is thought that over the years she recorded under several different names, including Lillie Mae Glover, Sister Jones, Big Sister, Jessie Brown, Sally Sad, Mae Muff, Side Wheel Sally Duffie, Bessie Jones, May Armstrong, and Big Memphis Ma Rainey.
She was also involved in the recording of an album, Memories of Beale Street: Prince Gabe and the Millionaires with the Original Memphis Sound.
The funeral procession, with a horse-drawn carriage carrying the casket, was led by Prince Gabe and the Famous Millionaires, a Memphis blues band.