Jessie Mae Robinson

Jessie Mae Robinson (née Booker, October 1, 1918 – October 26, 1966) was an American musician and songwriter, whose compositions included many R&B and pop hits of the 1940s and 1950s, including "Black Night", "I Went to Your Wedding", and "Let's Have a Party".

Birth and Death Data: Born Call (human settlement in Newton County, Texas, United States of America), Died October 26, 1966 (Los Angeles (seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1948 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, lyricist, composer

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	E0VB-3578	10-in.	3/14/1950	Gold ain't everything	Gene Gilbeaux Orchestra ; Gene Gilbeaux	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	E0VB-4897	10-in.	7/6/1950	Red juice	Big John Greer ; The Rhythm Rockers (Big John Greer)	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	E0VB-5838	10-in.	10/23/1950	My dearest, my darling	Elton Britt ; Skytoppers	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Victor	E0VB-6247	10-in.	12/6/1950	Once there lived a fool	Big John Greer ; The Rhythm Rockers (Big John Greer)	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	E1VB-0928	10-in.	2/2/1951	I'm crying	Anita Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Victor	D8VB-3427	10-in.	12/14/1948	Baby, baby	Rose Murphy	Female vocal solo, with jazz trio	songwriter
Victor	D8VB-3456	10-in.	12/31/1948	Gee, I wonder what the trouble can be	Rose Murphy	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	songwriter
Victor	D9VB-1750	10-in.	6/27/1949	In the middle of the night	Annisteen Allen ; Lucky Millinder Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D9AB-2285	10-in.	9/29/1949	Rooming house boogie	Cab Jivers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	D9VB-2778	10-in.	12/16/1949	Old Bojangles is gone	Four Tunes ; Juanita Hall ; Benny Morton	Female vocal solo, with male vocal group and instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Columbia	CO48307	10-in.	8/10/1952	I went to your wedding	Johnny Bond ; Helen Myrl Carter	Mixed vocal duet, with string band	songwriter, lyricist
Columbia	CO48631	10-in.	12/10/1952	Keep it a secret	Anita Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	songwriter, lyricist
Atlantic	536	10-in.	11/20/1950	Don't take your love away from me	Joe Morris and His Orchestra ; Laurie Tate		songwriter
Mercury	9580	10-in.	1945-1968	You let my love grow cold	Dinah Washington		composer
Imperial	IM-383	10-in.	1/5/1952	Cold cold feeling	T-Bone Walker		songwriter
Imperial	IM-404	10-in.	February, 1952	Blue mood	T-Bone Walker ; T-Bone Walker		composer
Imperial	IF-410	10-in.	October, 1952	Keep it a secret	Slim Whitman		composer
Columbia (U.K.)	CL9354	10-in.	approximately 1952	Ton mariage	Tino Rossi ; Pierre Spiers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Robinson, Jessie Mae," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/323432.

Robinson, Jessie Mae. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/323432.

"Robinson, Jessie Mae." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

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