Wild Women Don't Have the Blues

"Wild Women Don't Have the Blues"
Single by Ida Cox with Lovie Austin and her Blues Serenaders
A-side"Cherry Picking Blues"
Released1924 (1924)
RecordedChicago, 1924
GenreClassic female blues
Length2:24
LabelParamount (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

  1. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Ida Cox: Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Song Search Results for Wild Women Don't Have the Blues". AllMusic. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "Search for "Wild Women Don't Have the Blues"". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2021.