Wild Women Don't Have the Blues

Duration: 57

Year Published: 1989

Creator: Calliope Film Resources

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Traces the history of African-American women singing the blues during the migration north in the early 1900s and highlights the peak of the blues during the 1920s vaudeville circuit. Uses historic photos, film, and recordings to document the music of Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Ida Goodson, Ida Cox, Ethel Waters, and others. Describes their contributions and influences using interviews with singers, musicians and biographers.