| Wild Women Don't Have the Blues | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Ida Cox with Lovie Austin and her Blues Serenaders |
| A-Side: | Cherry Picking Blues |
| Recorded: | Chicago, 1924 |
| Genre: | Classic female blues |
| Label: | Paramount (no. 12228) |
"Wild Women Don't Have the Blues", "Wild Women Don't Get the Blues", or simply "Wild Women" is a vaudeville-style blues song recorded by American singer Ida Cox with Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders in 1924.[1] It has a strong feminist message. The song has been performed by numerous classic female blues singers, including Bessie Smith.[2]
Later renditions include those by Francine Reed, Barbara Dane, Nancy Harrow, Sue Keller, as well as Cass Elliot with The Big 3.[2] Some male performers, as Lyle Lovett, Clarke Peters and Dennis Rowland and groups such as San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, Saffire, and the Vipers also recorded the tune.[3] Cyndi Lauper included it as a bonus track on Memphis Blues.[2]