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Sisters Doing It For Themselves

Sisters Doing It For Themselves

Episode • 1 Hr 4 Mins • 02 SEP 15 • Sisters Doing It For Themselves ADVERTISEMENT PLAYING…

A bright, informative tour through the hallowed halls of the music business and the women who navigated their way through its often treacherous paths.

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CRAZY BLUES

CRAZY BLUES

MAMIE SMITH

PLEASE HELP ME GET HIM OUT OF MY MIND

PLEASE HELP ME GET HIM OUT OF MY MIND

BESSIE SMITH

WORRIED BLUES

WORRIED BLUES

GLADYS BENTLEY

ME AND MY CHAUFFEUR BLUES

ME AND MY CHAUFFEUR BLUES

MEMPHIS MINIE

UP ABOVE MY HEAD

UP ABOVE MY HEAD

SISTER ROSETTA THARPE WITH MARIE KNIGHT

TB BLUES

TB BLUES

VICTORIA SPIVEY

HOUND DOG

HOUND DOG

BIG MAMA THORNTON

ANOTHER MAN DONE GONE

ANOTHER MAN DONE GONE

ODETTA

JOHN HENRY

JOHN HENRY

ETTA BAKER

YOU GROW CLOSER

YOU GROW CLOSER

ARETHA FRANKLIN

TRY (JUST A LITTLE BIT HARDER)

TRY (JUST A LITTLE BIT HARDER)

JANIS JOPLIN

GIVE IT UP OR LET ME GO

GIVE IT UP OR LET ME GO

BONNIE RAITT

YOU DON'T KNOCK

YOU DON'T KNOCK

MAVIS STAPLES

LEMON PIE

LEMON PIE

SHEMEKIA COPELAND