Wild Women Don't Have the Blues (1989)
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
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Vinie Burrows as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Koko Taylor as Self |
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Danny Barker as Self |
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Mae Barnes as Self |
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Doll Thomas as Self |
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Chris Albertson as Self |
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Sammy Price as Self |
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Ida Goodson as Self |
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Blue Lu Barker as Self |
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Alberta Hunter as Self |
| Production | Christine Dall | Producer |
| Directing | Christine Dall | Director |
| Production | Carol Doyle Van Valkenburgh | Producer |
| Editing | Jeanne Jordan | Editor |
| Camera | Steven Ascher | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Wil Morton | Sound Recordist |