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.
Vinie Burrows
Self - Narrator (voice)
Koko Taylor
Self
Danny Barker
Self
Mae Barnes
Self
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January 1, 1989
58m
7.0
Christine Dall
N/A
1
Calliope Films
N/A
Doll Thomas
Self
Chris Albertson
Self
Sammy Price
Self
Ida Goodson
Self
Blue Lu Barker
Self
Alberta Hunter
Self
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