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Wild Women Don't Have the Blues

Wild Women Don't Have the Blues

JAN 1, 1989 · 58 MIN · DIR. CHRISTINE DALL

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.

Cast

  • Vinie Burrows

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  • Koko Taylor

    Self

  • Danny Barker

    Self

  • Mae Barnes

    Mae Barnes

    Self

  • Doll Thomas

    Self

  • Chris Albertson

    Self

  • Sammy Price

    Self

  • Ida Goodson

    Self

  • Blue Lu Barker

    Self

  • Alberta Hunter

    Self

Crew

Director of Photography

Steven Ascher

Editor

Jeanne Jordan

Producer

Christine Dall

Producer

Carol Doyle Van Valkenburgh