Wild Women Don't Have the Blues

Christine Dall
1989-01-01


7
58 min

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

Name Character Team
Vinie Burrows Self - Narrator (voice) Unowned
Koko Taylor Self Unowned
Danny Barker Self Unowned
Mae Barnes Self Unowned
Doll Thomas Self Unowned
Chris Albertson Self Unowned
Sammy Price Self Unowned
Ida Goodson Self Unowned
Blue Lu Barker Self Unowned
Alberta Hunter Self Unowned