Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with BESSIE SMITH!

1925, that's right, this recording, 'I Ain't Got Nobody' was recorded by jazz legend Bessie Smith in 1925. You'll also notice the basic structure of this song, one David Lee Roth would famously cover, carried through very very much to his version. So here it is, the original cut and you can hear Diamond Dave if you try real hard.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with BESSIE SMITH!

Our look back at tremendous American music marches on with legendary jazz singer Bessie Smith. Remember that hit David Lee Roth had in the late 80's with 'I Ain't Got Nobody'? Yeah that song was already sixty years old. You read that right, sixty.