Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (Bessie Smith)
Context
Song by Jimmie Cox (1923) recorded in New York on 15 May 1929 for Columbia and released on 13 September 1929, with “Take It Right Back” on the B-side. It came out shortly before the Wall Street crash, which gave its subject a prophetic resonance.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Classic blues (women singers), Blues, spirituals, work songs. Among the origins and influences of Classic blues: Blues, spirituals, work songs.