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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.Read moreLess
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.
The 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.
Cast & crew
Vinie Burrows
Vinie BurrowsSelf - Narrator (voice)
Mae BarnesSelfExplore the crew
- Producer
- Christine Dall
- Director
- Christine Dall
- Producer
- Carol Doyle Van Valkenburgh
- Editor
- Jeanne Jordan
- Director of Photography
- Steven Ascher