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George C. Wolfe. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Netflix, 2020. 1 hr, 34 min - Dee Rees. Bessie HBO Films, 2015. 1 hr, 55 min.

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George C. Wolfe. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Netflix, 2020. 1 hr, 34 min
Dee Rees. Bessie HBO Films, 2015. 1 hr, 55 min.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 April 2022

Sarah Suhadolnik
Sarah Suhadolnik*
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University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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Journal of the Society for American Music , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , May 2022 , pp. 246 - 249
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Society for American Music

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References

1 Tim Gray, “Denzel Washington on Fulfilling His Promise With Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,” Variety, March 26, 2021, https://variety.com/2021/awards/news/chadwick-boseman-ma-raineys-black-bottom-denzel-washington-1234936791/

2 The Ikettes were a trio of female singers that famously sang backup for Ike and Tina Turner.

3 “Music Interviews: In HBO's ‘Bessie,’ Queen Latifah Stars as Empress of the Blues,” NPR Music, May 16, 2015, https://www.npr.org/2015/05/16/406453568/in-hbos-bessie-queen-latifah-stars-as-empress-of-the-blues.

4 “Music Interviews: In HBO's ‘Bessie,’ Queen Latifah Stars as Empress of the Blues.”

5 Mekeisha Madden Toby, “7 Reasons You'll Love Watching Queen Latifah as ‘Bessie’ in HBO Biopic,” Essence Magazine, October 27, 2020, https://www.essence.com/entertainment/queen-latifah-bessie-hbo-biopic-7-reasons/.

6 Neil Genzlinger, “Review: ‘Bessie,’ on HBO, Stars Queen Latifah as Blues Singer Bessie Smith,” The New York Times, May 14, 2015, https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/15/arts/television/review-bessie-on-hbo-stars-queen-latifah-as-blues-singer.html; and Hank Stuever, “HBO's ‘Bessie’: A Stirring—And Stuffed—Account of the Life of A Legend,” The Washington Post, May 15, 2015, https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/hbos-bessie-a-stirring--and-stuffed--account-of-the-life-of-a-legend/2015/05/15/75894612-f914-11e4-a13c-193b1241d51a_story.html.

7 “Music Interviews: In HBO's ‘Bessie,’ Queen Latifah Stars as Empress of the Blues.”

8 “Review: ‘Bessie,’ on HBO, Stars Queen Latifah as Blues Singer Bessie Smith.”

9 “HBO's ‘Bessie’: A Stirring—And Stuffed—Account of the Life of A Legend.”

10 “7 Reasons You'll Love Watching Queen Latifah as ‘Bessie’ in HBO Biopic.”