Wild Women Don't Have the Blues
1924 single by Ida Cox with Lovie Austin and her Blues Serenaders
| "Wild Women Don't Have the Blues" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Ida Cox with Lovie Austin and her Blues Serenaders | |
| A-side | "Cherry Picking Blues" |
| Released | 1924 (1924) |
| Recorded | Chicago, 1924 |
| Genre | Classic female blues |
| Length | 2:24 |
| Label | Paramount (no. 12228) |
| Songwriter(s) | Ida Cox |
"Wild Women Don't Have the Blues", "Wild Women Don't Get the Blues", or simply "Wild Women" is a vaudeville-style blues song recorded by American singer Ida Cox with Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders in 1924.[1] It has a strong feminist message. The song has been performed by numerous classic female blues singers, including Bessie Smith.[2]
Later renditions include those by Francine Reed, Barbara Dane, Nancy Harrow, Sue Keller, as well as Cass Elliot with The Big 3.[2] Some male performers, as Lyle Lovett, Clarke Peters and Dennis Rowland and groups such as San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, Saffire, and the Vipers also recorded the tune.[3] Cyndi Lauper included it as a bonus track on Memphis Blues.[2]
References
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- "After You've Gone"
- "Alexander's Ragtime Band"
- "Baby Won't You Please Come Home"
- "Backwater Blues"
- "Careless Love Blues"
- "Don't Cry Baby"
- "Downhearted Blues"
- "Empty Bed Blues"
- "Gimme a Pigfoot"
- "Gin House Blues"
- "A Good Man Is Hard to Find"
- "I Ain't Got Nobody"
- "I Wonder Where My Easy Rider's Gone"
- "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out"
- "The St. Louis Blues"
- "Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair"
- "Squeeze Me"
- "T'ain't Nobody's Biz-Ness If I Do"
- "Wild Women Don't Have the Blues"
- St. Louis Blues
- LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith
