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Released on OKeh, also That Rhythm Man, (What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue? and Basin Street Blues
Written by Jacques Richmond, also Because We Want To (Billie Piper) and Girlfriend (Billie Piper)
Credits
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- Written by
- Byron Warner, Charles A. Bayha and Jacques Richmond
- Performed by
- Charlie Holmes, George "Pops" Foster, Henry “Red” Allen, J.C. Higginbotham, Louis Armstrong, Luis Russell, Otis Johnson, Paul Barbarin, Teddy Hill, Will Johnson and William Thornton Blue
- Released on
- OKeh
- Written by
- Byron Warner, Charles A. Bayha and Jacques Richmond
- Performed by
- Charlie Holmes, George "Pops" Foster, Henry “Red” Allen, J.C. Higginbotham, Louis Armstrong, Luis Russell, Otis Johnson, Paul Barbarin, Teddy Hill, Will Johnson and William Thornton Blue
- Released on
- OKeh
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Jacques Richmond
Same label: OKeh
TRSame writer: Jacques Richmond
Same label: OKeh
Same label: OKeh
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1MusicBrainz Bessie Couldn’t Help It was performed by Charlie Holmes
Bessie Couldn’t Help It was performed by Charlie Holmes
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Bessie Couldn’t Help It was performed by George "Pops" Foster
Bessie Couldn’t Help It was performed by George "Pops" Foster
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Bessie Couldn’t Help It was performed by Henry “Red” Allen
Bessie Couldn’t Help It was performed by Henry “Red” Allen
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Bessie Couldn’t Help It was performed by J.C. Higginbotham
Bessie Couldn’t Help It was performed by J.C. Higginbotham
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Bessie Couldn’t Help It was performed by Louis Armstrong
Bessie Couldn’t Help It was performed by Louis Armstrong
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Bessie Couldn’t Help It was performed by Luis Russell
Bessie Couldn’t Help It was performed by Luis Russell
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Bessie Couldn’t Help It was performed by Otis Johnson
Bessie Couldn’t Help It was performed by Otis Johnson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Bessie Couldn’t Help It was performed by Paul Barbarin
Bessie Couldn’t Help It was performed by Paul Barbarin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Bessie Couldn’t Help It was performed by Teddy Hill
Bessie Couldn’t Help It was performed by Teddy Hill
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Bessie Couldn’t Help It was performed by Will Johnson
Bessie Couldn’t Help It was performed by Will Johnson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Bessie Couldn’t Help It was performed by William Thornton Blue
Bessie Couldn’t Help It was performed by William Thornton Blue
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Bessie Couldn’t Help It was written by Byron Warner
Bessie Couldn’t Help It was written by Byron Warner
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz Bessie Couldn’t Help It was written by Charles A. Bayha
Bessie Couldn’t Help It was written by Charles A. Bayha
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz Bessie Couldn’t Help It was written by Jacques Richmond
Bessie Couldn’t Help It was written by Jacques Richmond
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz Bessie Couldn’t Help It is part of the release Dallas Blues / Bessie Couldn’t Help It
Bessie Couldn’t Help It is part of the release Dallas Blues / Bessie Couldn’t Help It
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz OKeh is the label of the song Bessie Couldn’t Help It
OKeh is the label of the song Bessie Couldn’t Help It
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz Bessie Couldn’t Help It was released on 1930-03
Bessie Couldn’t Help It was released on 1930-03
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026