Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Her late childhood, stint as a prostitute, early tours, marriages and drug addiction are featur READ MORE http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068828/plotsummary
St. Louis Blues (1929)
St. Louis Blues (1929) is a two-reel short film starring Bessie Smith. The early sound film features Smith in an African-American speakeasy of the prohibition era singing t READ MORE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Blues_(1929_film)