Wild Women Don't Have the Blues
1989
7.0 rating
- Documentary
- Music
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
Vinie Burrows
Self - Narrator (voice)
- Koko Taylor
Koko Taylor
Self
- Danny Barker
Danny Barker
Self

Mae Barnes
Self
- Doll Thomas
Doll Thomas
Self
- Chris Albertson
Chris Albertson
Self
- Sammy Price
Sammy Price
Self
- Ida Goodson
Ida Goodson
Self
- Blue Lu Barker
Blue Lu Barker
Self
- Alberta Hunter
Alberta Hunter
Self
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