Women blues musicians

  • The Rubber Band performs Falling Spaces and Wild Women Don’t Get the Blues

    The Rubber Band performs “Falling Spaces” by Carolyn Brandy and “Wild Women Don’t Get the Blues” by Ida Cox, recorded at the Women on the Rise Concert at San Francisco State, November 13, 1976. Musicians: Rhiannon-vocals, Michele Rosewoman-keyboard, Carolyn Brandy-percussion, Annette Lipson-percussion, Marie Wilson-stand-up bass. Recording engineers Susan Elisabeth, Fran Tornabene, Martha Oelmann, Joan Medlin.

  • Got the blues / produced by Avotcja Jiltonilro y Fasanmi. (Part 2 of 2)

    Mary Lou Williams, J.C. Burris, Sonny Rhodes, Omar Hakin Kayam (Omar Sharriff) and other blues musicians talk about their music, its promoters, radio stations, and record companies. (Part 2 of 2) (Box label) “Got the Blues” is the story of rape, robbery and big big business. “Got the Blues” is also a story of love,…

  • Alberta Hunter: a very special woman (Part 3 only)

    Live performance by blues singer Alberta Hunter (1895 – 1984) recorded at The Cookery in NYC on October 26, 1977. Program is on three reels; reels 1 and 2 are not currently held by PRA. Reel 3 features Hunter performing “By and By,” “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out,” “My Castle’s Rockin’,” and “Handy…

  • Got the blues / produced by Avotcja Jiltonilro y Fasanmi

    “Got the Blues” is the story of rape, robbery and big big business. “Got the Blues” is also a story of love, artistic dedication, and spiritual strength above and beyond the call of duty. “Got the Blues” is a many-sided story told by the musicians that make the blues, the record companies that record the…