WILD WOMEN DON’T HAVE THE BLUES
Wild Women Don't Have the Blues
Overview
Wild Women Don't Have the Blues shows how the blues were born out of the economic and social transformation of African American life early in this century. It recaptures the lives and times of Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Ida Cox, Alberta Hunter, Ethel Waters and the other legendary women who made the blues a vital part of American culture. The film brings together for the first time dozens of rare, classic renditions of the early blues.
Cast
Bessie Smith
Ethel Waters
Ma Rainey
Crew
Christine Dall
Christine Dall
Documentary of the women pioneers of early Blues and the Hardships they endured from the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s. Bessie Smith, Alberta Hunter, Ma Rainey, Sippie Wallace, Ethel Waters.
