Baby Won't You Please Come Home

"Baby Won't You Please Come Home"
Song
Published 1919
Genre Blues
Writer(s) Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams

"Baby Won't You Please Come Home" is a blues song written by Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams in 1919. The song's authorship is disputed; Warfield claims that he was the sole composer of the song.[1]

The song has been covered by a large number of musicians and has become a jazz standard. The first hit version was Bessie Smith's 1923 recording, which stayed on four weeks on the charts peaking at No. 6.[2]

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See also

References

  1. David A. Jasen, Gene Jones: Spreadin' Rhythm Around: Black Popular Songwriters, 18801930. Routledge, 2005. ISBN 0-415-97704-5
  2. "Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Baby Won't You Please Come Home)". Jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  3. Scott Yanow. "Horn A-Plenty - Al Hirt | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
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