Jessie Mae Robinson was a songwriter who wrote popular songs for many blues

Blues

Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...

 and R & B singers. Among her best-known songs are "I Went to Your Wedding

I Went to Your Wedding

"I Went to Your Wedding" is a popular song written by Jessie Mae Robinson and published in 1952.The song is a report of a wedding, attended by the ex-lover of one of the parties being married, who obviously is still in love with the person it is addressed to...

", "Keep it a secret", "The Other Woman" and "Let's Have a Party

Let's Have a Party

"Let's Have a Party" is a 1957 song written by Jessie Mae Robinson and recorded by Elvis Presley for the movie Loving You. A version of this song was recorded by Wanda Jackson in 1960. It entered the UK chart on 1 September 1960, spending eight weeks there and reaching #32; it also reached #37 on...

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In 1953, Robinson became the first female African-American member of ASCAP. She had three songs in the Lucky Strike Hit Parade at the same time: "I Went to your Wedding" by Patti Page, "Keep it a Secret" by Jo Stafford, and "Just a Poor Bachelor" by Frankie Laine.

External links

• [ Allmusic's list of Robinson's compositions]