Wild Women Don't Have the Blues
1 January 1989| 58 min
Recaptures the lives and times of Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Ida Cox, Alberta Hunter, Ethel Waters, and the other legendary women who made blues music a vital part of American culture. The film brings together for the first time dozens of rare, classic renditions of the early blues.
Genres
DocumentaryMusic
Cast
Vinie Burrows
Koko Taylor
Danny Barker
Mae Barnes
Doll Thomas
Chris Albertson
Sammy Price
Ida Goodson
Blue Lu Barker
Alberta Hunter
