Who wrote the song “I Ain't Got Nobody'?

Actually, the answer to this question may be a lot more complicated that one would think. read more

"I Ain't Got Nobody" (sometimes referred to as "I'm So Sad and Lonely") is a popular song copyrighted in 1915. Roger A. Graham (1885–1938) wrote the lyrics, Spencer Williams composed it, and Roger Graham Music Publishing published it. read more

Another St. Louis musician, Billy Smythe, also claims to have written the original I Ain’t Got Nobody in 1911, and to have filed a copyright that same year. Furthermore, some records from the era credit the song to Abel Baer, Samuel Lewis, and Joseph Young. read more