Wild Women Don't Have the Blues (01/01/1989)

Production : Calliope Films

Synopsis

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.

Vinie Burrows

Koko Taylor

Danny Barker

Mae Barnes