Wild Women Don't Have the Blues
1989•NR•58m•8.5•Released
DocumentaryMusic
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.
Director
Christine Dall
Languages
English
Studio
Calliope Films
Cast
Vinie Burrows
Self - Narrator (voice)
Koko Taylor
Self
Danny Barker
Self
Mae Barnes
Self
Doll Thomas
Self
Chris Albertson
Self
Sammy Price
Self
Ida Goodson
Self
Blue Lu Barker
Self
Alberta Hunter
Self
Production
Company
Calliope Films
Producer
Christine Dall
Producer
Carol Doyle Van Valkenburgh
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