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NOBODY'S BUSINESS. AKA and see "Ain't Nobody's Business but My Own." Old-Time, Blues. The song "Ain't Nobody's Business" was composed in the early 1922's by pianists Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins, and was first recorded in 1922 by Anna Meyer with the Original Memphis Five. The song proved popular and was recorded by Bessie Smith and other blues greats in the 78 RPM, but also was a crossover hit when recorded by various early country music groups. It was, for example, recorded in 1928 for Brunswick/Vocalion by West Virginia string band duo the Cumberland Mountain Entertainers (Sam Caplinger and fiddler Andy Patterson {1893-1950}). Later the duo moved to Akron, Ohio, and formed the Dixie Harmonizers, who recorded for Gennett. Uncle Dave Macon and Earl Johnson both recorded versions.

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Recorded sources: Carryon Records 002, "Ace Weems & the Fat Meat Boys."

See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]

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