The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #8057 Message #49282
Posted By: Earl
13-Dec-98 - 04:25 PM
Thread Name: Req: Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do (Witherspoon)
Subject: RE: Aint Nobody's Business if I Do
There were a number of folk versions recorded around the time of Bessie Smith's classic blues version. It would be interesting to know whether the folk versions evolved from her song or if hers is a formalized version of an older song.