

"It would be an empty world without the blues."
Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.
Ma Rainey

Levee

Cutler

Toledo

Slow Drag

Irvin

Sturdyvant

Dussie Mae

Sylvester

Policeman

Band Singer

Ma Rainey's Dancer
Ma Rainey's Dancer
Ma Rainey's Dancer
Ma Rainey's Dancer
Ma Rainey's Dancer
Ma Rainey's Dancer
Ma Rainey's Dancer
Ma Rainey's Dancer
Laborer (uncredited)
Chicago Worker (uncredited)
