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Written by Billy Strayhorn, also My Little Brown Book, Lush Life (John Coltrane) and Hey, Buddy Bolden (Nina Simone)
Released on Columbia Special Products, also Down on Me (Big Brother & the Holding Company), Coo Coo (Big Brother & the Holding Company) and The Last Time (Big Brother & the Holding Company)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Duke Ellington wrote 256 songs on fono
Billy Strayhorn wrote 53 songs on fono
Billy Strayhorn’s most frequent co-writer is Duke Ellington (32 songs together)
Duke Ellington first appears on fono in 1931, 42 years before this song
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington
- Performed by
- Duke Ellington
- Part of
- Monologue
- Released on
- Columbia Special Products
- Written by
- Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington
- Performed by
- Duke Ellington
- Part of
- Monologue
- Released on
- Columbia Special Products
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Billy Strayhorn
Same label: Columbia Special Products
Same writer: Billy Strayhorn
Same label: Columbia Special Products
Same writer: Billy Strayhorn
Same label: Columbia Special Products
Elsewhere
Sources (6)
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1MusicBrainz Brown Betty was performed by Duke Ellington
Brown Betty was performed by Duke Ellington
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Brown Betty was written by Billy Strayhorn
Brown Betty was written by Billy Strayhorn
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Brown Betty was written by Duke Ellington
Brown Betty was written by Duke Ellington
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Brown Betty is part of the release Monologue
Brown Betty is part of the release Monologue
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Columbia Special Products is the label of the song Brown Betty
Columbia Special Products is the label of the song Brown Betty
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Brown Betty was released on 1973