Perry Bradford
American musician
Perry Bradford (February 14, 1893, Montgomery, Alabama – April 20, 1970, New York City) was an African American composer, songwriter, and vaudeville performer. His most notable songs included "Crazy Blues," "That Thing Called Love," and "You Can't Keep A Good Man Down." He was nicknamed "Mule" because of his stubbornness, and he is credited with finally persuading Okeh Records to work with Mamie Smith leading to her historic blues recording in 1920.
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Works
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- All I Had Is Gone
- Crazy Blues
- Don’t Care Blues
- Hawaiian Blues
- I Ain’t Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
- I'm Sick of Fattening Frogs for Snakes
- It's Right Here for You
- Keep A‐Knockin’ (but You Can’t Come In)
- Keep a‐Knockin’ an You Can’t Get In
- Lucy Long
- Nervous Blues
- Sam Jones Done Snagged His Britches On
- That Thing Called Love
- Tu peux cogner mais tu peux pas rentrer
- You Can't Come In
- You’ve Been a Good Old Wagon