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Wild Women Don't Have the Blues

  • 1989
  • TMDB 8.5/10
  • 58m

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.

Overview

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.

Cast

  • Vinie BurrowsSelf - Narrator (voice)
  • Koko TaylorSelf
  • Danny BarkerSelf
  • Mae BarnesSelf
  • Doll ThomasSelf
  • Chris AlbertsonSelf
  • Sammy PriceSelf
  • Ida GoodsonSelf

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