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  • The Ladies Sing the Blues (1989)
  • Video | 60 min | Music
The Ladies Sing the Blues (1989)
Video | 60 min | Music

See the "Ladies" who created an art form and sang their way into legend... Once in a lifetime, complete performances by the great American blues and jazz divas. Sixteen selections include Bessie Smith in her only film appearence, Lena ...See moreSee the "Ladies" who created an art form and sang their way into legend... Once in a lifetime, complete performances by the great American blues and jazz divas. Sixteen selections include Bessie Smith in her only film appearence, Lena Horne, Billy Holiday with an all-star band, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan and more. Written by Anonymous See less
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Director
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Bob DeFlores (concept) | Leigh Kamman (script) | Bill Semans (concept)
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Updated Sep 30, 1989

Release date
Sep 1989 (United States)

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23 cast members
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Dave Barbour
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Count Basie
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Connee Boswell
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Ruth Brown
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Ida Cox
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Jesse Crump
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Roy Eldridge
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Benny Goodman
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Coleman Hawkins
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Billie Holiday
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Lena Horne
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Helen Humes
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Leigh Kamman
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Peggy Lee
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Gerry Mulligan
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Bessie Smith
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
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Sarah Vaughan
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Dinah Washington
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Ethel Waters
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Ben Webster
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Teddy Wilson
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Lester Young
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