VHS. Couleur. Durée: 23'. " 'Sippie' explores the life and music, wit and wisdom of classic blues singer/songwriter, Sippie Wallace. A contemporary of Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey, Sippie made her first recording on the Okeh label in 1923. Jazz pioneers Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Johnny Dodds and King Oliver played back-up to the 'blues shouter' style she made famous."