Nobody’s Business
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"Nobody’s Business" is a song most famously interpreted as a blues and jazz standard, often associated with artists like Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nobody’s Business canonical | 2 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blues standard
ⓘ
jazz standard ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedEra | early 20th century American music ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalStatus | American popular song standard ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | ’Tain’t nobody’s business if I do NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleVariant |
Tain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
’Tain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
rhythm and blues
ⓘ
traditional jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
defiance of social judgment
ⓘ
personal independence ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ self-determination ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
B.B. King
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bessie Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Billie Holiday NERFINISHED ⓘ Dinah Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Witherspoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Nina Simone NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Cooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceTradition |
often performed by solo blues vocalists
ⓘ
often performed in small jazz combos ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
double bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ voice ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.