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.
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Cast
- Vinie BurrowsSelf - Narrator (voice)
- Koko TaylorSelf
- Danny BarkerSelf
- Mae BarnesSelf
- Doll ThomasSelf
- Chris AlbertsonSelf
- Sammy PriceSelf
- Ida GoodsonSelf
- Blue Lu BarkerSelf
- Alberta HunterSelf
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- Christine DallDirector
- Steven AscherDirector of Photography
- Jeanne JordanEditor
- Christine DallProducer
- Carol Doyle Van ValkenburghProducer
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