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Jimmy Cox

Jimmy Cox

American songwriter (1882–1925)

James Cox (July 28, 1882 – March 3, 1925)[1] was an American vaudeville performer,[2] and songwriter famous for his Roaring Twenties hit, "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out", written in 1923.

Jimmy Cox's daughter, Gertrude "Baby" Cox, sang with Duke Ellington's orchestra in 1928.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "FamilySearch". Familysearch.org. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  2. [2]
    Sullivan, Steve (17 May 2017). Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442254497. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Google Books.


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