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Wild women don't have the blues : the women, the music, the legacy.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Black studies in video.
- Black studies in video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cox, Ida, 1889-1967 performer.
- Cox, Ida.
- Cox, Ida, 1889-1967.
- Hunter, Alberta performer., performer.
- Hunter, Alberta.
- Rainey, Ma, 1886-1939 performer.
- Rainey, Ma.
- Rainey, Ma, 1886-1939.
- Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937 performer.
- Smith, Bessie.
- Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937.
- Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977 performer.
- Waters, Ethel.
- Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977.
- African American women musicians.
- Blues (Music)--History and criticism.
- Blues (Music).
- Genre:
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (58 min.) : sound, color.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- aWild women don't have the blues
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 1989.
- Language Note:
- This edition in English.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- The story of Ma Rainey, Ethel Waters, Bessie Smith, Alberta Hunter, Ida Cox, and other pioneering blues women from early in the century. We learn of their vision and their struggle, their pain and their humor. The film recreates the stories of these pioneering women who left an indeliable mark on the music and the heart of America.
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2012. (Black studies in video). Available via World Wide Web.
- OCLC:
- 840838405
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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