| Description |
1 online resource (58 min.) |
| Series |
Black studies in video |
| Contents |
I cried like a baby / Koko Taylor -- Cornfield hollers / Charley Berry -- Downhearted blues / Alberta Hunter -- Pres des remparts de Seville / Marguerite d'Alvarez -- Freight train blues / Trixie Smith -- Frankie and Johnny / Ethel Waters -- Waste life blues / Bessie Smith -- Dirty no-gooder blues / Bessie Smith -- Devil's gonna get you / Bessie Smith -- Work house blues / Bessie Smith -- Crazy blues / Mamie Smith & her Jazz Hounds -- I used to be your sweet mama / Bessie Smith -- Oh yeah / Butterbeans & Suzie Edwards -- Pape I don't need you now / Clara Smith -- Hello Frisco / Elida Morris & Sam Ash -- I heard the preaching of the elders / Birmingham Jubilee Singers |
| 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 |
| Performer |
Narrator, Vinie Burrows |
| Notes |
This edition in English |
| Subject |
Cox, Ida, 1889-1967. Performer.
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Hunter, Alberta. Performer.
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Rainey, Ma, 1886-1939. Performer.
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Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937. Performer.
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Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977. Performer.
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| SUBJECT |
Cox, Ida, 1889-1967. fast (OCoLC)fst00160607 |
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Hunter, Alberta. fast (OCoLC)fst00064976 |
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Rainey, Ma, 1886-1939. fast (OCoLC)fst00019370 |
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Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937. fast (OCoLC)fst00113246 |
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Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977. fast (OCoLC)fst00155432 |
| Subject |
African American women musicians.
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Blues (Music) -- History and criticism
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African American women musicians.
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Blues (Music)
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| Genre/Form |
Nonfiction films.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Nonfiction films.
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Films autres que de fiction.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Burrows, Vinie
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Dall, Christine
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