Jessie Mae Robinson

Jessie Mae Robinson (née Booker, October 1, 1918 – October 26, 1966) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist whose compositions included many rhythm & blues and pop hits of the 1940s and 1950s, including "Black Night", "I Went To Your Wedding", and "Let's Have a Party". Jessie Mae Booker was born in Call, Texas, but was raised in Los Angeles where she started writing songs in her teens, and met and married Leonard Robinson. After a few years she began pitching her songs to performers and music publishers.