Wild Women Don't Have the Blues

Name: Wild Women Don't Have the Blues
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1989-01-01
Duration: 58 min
Rating: 7.0
Cast: Vinie Burrows, Koko Taylor, Danny Barker, Mae Barnes, Doll Thomas

7.0/ 10 · 0K votes

1989-01-01

58m

Released

Documentary Music

Storyline

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

Keywords

blues music woman director african american art women in music

Production

Calliope Films