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When Grainger was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the Granger family name did not include an "i".Although the exact date at which Grainger changed his name is unknown, he registered for the World War I draft by signing his name "Grainger".
Porter Grainger, Everett Robbins " Ain't Nobody's Business " (originally " Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness if I Do ") is a 1920s blues song that became one of the first blues standards . [ 1 ] It was published in 1922 by Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins . [ 1 ]
Robert Williams Ricketts (March 15, 1885 – November 25, 1936) was an American musician, composer, lyricist, bandleader, song arranger and music publisher. Bob Ricketts was associated with fellow musician and songwriter Porter Grainger and together they produced a number of musical works.
Robbins made piano rolls for the Capitol Roll & Record Company [2] and is possibly most known for "Ain't Nobody's Business", a song he co-wrote with Porter Grainger in 1922. Both pianists played in Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds around the same time, but as they played the same instrument, they are unlikely to have coincided.
"Empty Bed Blues" is a 1928 "dirty blues" song written by J. C. Johnson and first recorded by Bessie Smith. Bessie Smith recorded the song in New York on March 20, 1928. The accompanying musicians were Porter Grainger (piano) and Charlie Green (trombone).
Finnie married the pianist and composer Porter Grainger on September 25, 1923, in Stamford, Connecticut, [9] with whom she performed throughout the northeastern United States, appearing at various venues and performing on radio programs, as documented in the pages of the African-American press of the period.
Songs by Shelton Brooks, Ned Reed, Porter Grainger, J. C. Johnson, J. Rosamond Johnson, George A. Little, Arthur Sizemore and Edward G. Nelson also featured. After an out-of-town try-out, the musical opened on October 7, 1930, at the Liberty Theatre, New York, where it ran a fairly solid run of 111 performances until January 10, 1931.
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