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Film · Documentary, Music

Wild Women Don't Have the Blues (1989)

★ 8.5 · 2 votes58 minDocumentary, Music1989

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
Country
United States
Language
English
Release date
January 1, 1989

Cast

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