Wild Women Don't Have the Blues

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Wild Women Don't Have the Blues (1989)

Directed by Christine Dall

Documentary, Music · 58m

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.

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Cast

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

Crew

Director
Christine Dall
Director of Photography
Steven Ascher
Editor
Jeanne Jordan
Producer
Christine Dall, Carol Doyle Van Valkenburgh

Details

Release date
1989-01-01
Runtime
58m
Genres
Documentary, Music
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Calliope Films