Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
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"Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" is a blues standard [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_standard] written by pianist Jimmie Cox [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Cox] in 1923 and originally performed in a Vaudeville-blues style [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_female_blues] in the aftermath of the 1920–1921 U.S. economic depression [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depression_of_1920%E2%80%931921]. A later 1929 recording by Bessie Smith [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Smith] became popular during the early years of the Great Depression [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression] due to the lyrics highlighting the fleeting nature of material wealth and the friendships that come and go with it. Since Smith's 1929 recording, the song has been interpreted by numerous musicians in a variety of styles.
Early recordings
Although "Nobody Knows You When You Are Down and Out" was copyrighted in 1923, the first known publication did not appear until a recording of 1927. Blues [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues] and jazz [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz] musician Bobby Leecan, who recorded with various ensembles such as the South Street Trio, Dixie Jazzers Washboard Band, and Fats Waller [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fats_Waller]'s Six Hot Babies, recorded "Nobody Needs You When You're Down and Out" under the name "Blind Bobby Baker and his guitar", with his vocal and guitar. His version, recorded in New York around June 1927, is credited on the record label to Bobby Leecan and has completely different lyrics from the popular 1929 version, with emphasis on being poor, including a verse about being cheated playing "The Numbers [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_game]".[4] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobody_Knows_You_When_You%27re_Down_and_Out#cite_note-4]
The second known recording of the song was on January 11, 1929, by an obscure vocal quartet, the Aunt Jemima Novelty Four, first to use the now-familiar title, "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out".
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Eric Clapton versions
When he was an art student in the early 1960s, Eric Clapton [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Clapton] was attracted to London's folk music [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_music] scene and the fingerpicking acoustic guitar-style of Big Bill Broonzy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bill_Broonzy].[11] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobody_Knows_You_When_You%27re_Down_and_Out#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClapton200729%E2%80%9330-11] Along with "Key to the Highway [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_to_the_Highway]", "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" was one of the first songs that Clapton learned to play in this style.
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