I Ain't Got Nobody
First recording and first release by Marion Harris (August 9, 1916 / November 1916)
- Music written by
- Spencer Williams
- Lyrics written by
- Roger Graham
- Copyright date
- April 1914
- Language
- English
- ISWC
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T-914.873.581-3 GEMA, ISWC, JASRAC
- Comments
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The origins of this work remain unclear.
Possibly based on a composition by Charles Warfield (music) and David Young (lyrics) titled "I Ain't Got Nobody and Nobody Cares", copyrighted in April 1914.
A 1915 manuscript credits a work "I Aint Got Nobody" to Spencer Williams and Dave Peyton, and in 1916 a work with the same title was copyrighted with credits for Spencer Williams (music), Dave Peyton (music) and Roger Graham (lyrics).
To add to the confusion, some of the older 78s (including Bessie Smith's) with the same song are found co-credited to Abel Baer, Samuel Lewis and Joseph Young.
Currently, PRO database credit Spencer Williams (music) and Roger Graham (lyrics). - Published by
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MORRIS-EDWIN-H-CO INC
GEMA
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