Movie
Wild Women Don't Have the Blues (1989)
Documentary · Music
Story
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 Starring: Vinie Burrows, Koko Taylor, Danny Barker, Mae Barnes
Wild Women Don't Have the Blues Cast
- Vinie Burrows as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Koko Taylor as Self
- Danny Barker as Self
- Mae Barnes as Self
- Doll Thomas as Self
- Chris Albertson as Self
- Sammy Price as Self
- Ida Goodson as Self
- Blue Lu Barker as Self
- Alberta Hunter as Self