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.
Screenplay: Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Director: George C. Wolfe
Producer: Todd Black, Dany Wolf, Denzel Washington
Director of Photography: Tobias A. Schliessler
Ma Rainey
Levee
Cutler
Toledo
Slow Drag
Irvin
Sturdyvant
Dussie Mae
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | Official Trailer | Netflix