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Jessie Mae Robinson (née Booker, October 1, 1918 – October 26, 1966) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist whose compositions included many rhythm & blues and pop hits of the 1940s and 1950s, including "Black Night", "I Went To Your Wedding", and "Let's Have a Party". Jessie Mae Booker was born in Call, Texas, but was raised in Los Angeles where she started writing songs in her teens, and met and married Leonard Robinson. After a few years she began pitching her songs to performers and
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Jessie Mae Robinson, född 1 oktober 1919 i Call, Texas, död 26 oktober 1966, var en amerikansk låtskrivare. Robinson skrev populära sånger för många blues- och Rhythm and blues-artister. Några av hennes mest kända sånger är "I Went to Your Wedding", "Keep It a Secret", "The Other Woman", "Blue Light Boogie", ”I’m Just a Poor Bachelor” och "Let's Have a Party". Robinson blev 1953 den första kvinnliga afro-amerikanska medlemmen i American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP).
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