, ▁also ▁acquired ▁the ▁War field - You ng ▁copy right . ▁ ▁Clar ence ▁E . ▁Br andon ▁Sr . ▁and ▁Billy ▁S my the , ▁both ▁St . ▁Louis ▁mus icians , ▁both ▁claim ▁that ▁they ▁wrote ▁the ▁first ▁version , ▁words ▁and ▁music , ▁of ▁" I ▁Ain ' t ▁Got ▁Nob ody ", ▁file d ▁two ▁copy right s ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁and ▁published ▁it ▁that ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁" Just ▁a ▁G ig olo / I ▁Ain ' t ▁Got ▁Nob ody " ▁med ley ▁ ▁" I ▁Ain ' t ▁Got ▁Nob ody " ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁in ▁a ▁form ▁first ▁recorded ▁by ▁Louis ▁Prima ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁pa ired ▁in ▁a ▁med ley ▁with ▁another ▁old ▁standard , ▁" Just ▁a ▁G ig olo ". ▁Prima ▁started ▁pair ing ▁the ▁songs ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁the ▁idea ▁was ▁revis ited ▁in ▁the ▁popular ▁arrangement ▁in ▁a ▁new , ▁j ive - and - j ump ing ▁style , ▁created ▁by ▁Sam ▁But era ▁for ▁Prima ' s ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁stage ▁show . ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁that ▁act ▁gained ▁Prima ▁a ▁recording ▁deal ▁with ▁Capit ol ▁Records , ▁which ▁aim ed ▁to ▁capture ▁on ▁record ▁the ▁atmosphere ▁of ▁his ▁shows . ▁The ▁first ▁album , ▁titled ▁The ▁Wild est ! ▁and ▁released ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁opened ▁with ▁" Just ▁a ▁G