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I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama

Bessie Smith

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  1. Released on Hermes, also Dear Old Southland (Louis Armstrong), Dyin' By the Hour and Foolish Man Blues

  2. Part of Original Jazz Recordings 1925-1933, also Dyin' By the Hour, Foolish Man Blues and Standin' in the Rain Blues

  3. Written by Fred Longshaw, also At the Christmas Ball

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

  • Fred Longshaw first appears on fono in 1972, 15 years before this song

Credits

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Written by
Fred Longshaw
Performed by
Bessie Smith, Charlie Green, Demas Dean and Fred Longshaw
Part of
Original Jazz Recordings 1925-1933
Released on
Hermes

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  1. 1MusicBrainz I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama was performed by Bessie Smith

    I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama was performed by Bessie Smith

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama was performed by Charlie Green

    I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama was performed by Charlie Green

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama was performed by Demas Dean

    I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama was performed by Demas Dean

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama was performed by Fred Longshaw

    I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama was performed by Fred Longshaw

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama was written by Fred Longshaw

    I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama was written by Fred Longshaw

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama is part of the release Original Jazz Recordings 1925-1933

    I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama is part of the release Original Jazz Recordings 1925-1933

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz Hermes is the label of the song I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama

    Hermes is the label of the song I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama was released on 1987

    I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama was released on 1987

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026