Me and My Gin
First recording and first release by Bessie Smith (August 25, 1928 / 1928)
- Written by
- J. C. Johnson
- Language
- English
- ISWC
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T-070.112.465-3 ASCAP, ISWC
- Comments
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The song originally titled "Gin House Blues" was written by Fletcher Henderson and Henry Troy in 1925, and recorded by Bessie Smith with Henderson on 18 March 1926. It has the opening lines "I've got a sad sad story today / I'm goin' to the gin house when the whistle blows..."
However, the song now most usually called "Gin House" or "Gin House Blues" - with the opening lines "Stay away from me 'cause I'm in my sin / If this place gets raided, it's just me and my gin..." - is an entirely different song. [...] It is this song which has been recorded by many musicians over the years under the title "Gin House Blues", with authorship usually credited to Henderson and Troy, apparently in error." - Published by
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RECORD MUSIC PUBLISHING CO
ASCAP
- Licensing
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