Artist: Jimmie Cox
Author: Jimmie Cox
Year: 1923
Alias 'the Black Charlie Chaplin'. Was part of his vaudeville act. Died in '25 before he could record it. Not related to Ida Cox.
Covers:
Blind Bobby Baker [alias Bobby Leecan; oldest known recording on Pathé-Perfect as Nobody Needs You When You're Down And Out]
Bessie Smith [toured with the author, knew it first-handed]
Scrapper Blackwell [as Down And Out Blues]
Derek & The Dominos [with Duane Allman]
Alberta Hunter [a late tip of the hat to Bessie Smith for covering her Down Hearted Blues (see there)]
Big Bill [as Nico's Blues]
Bas De Haan [as Blut Blauw Gebroken]
Preservation Hall Jazz Band [vocal: Jason Isbell]
Tedeschi Trucks Band [with Trey Anastasio]
John Lennon's Nobody Loves You When You're Down And Out is another song.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
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