"Black Night" is a blues song recorded by Charles Brown in 1951.
Although the songwriter credit is usually given to Jessie Mae Robinson, "Brown is believed to have written 'Black Night'", according to author Steve Sullivan.
[2] Brown, on vocal and piano, is backed by a small combo with the addition of Maxwell Davis on saxophone.
[3] "Black Night" was Brown's second single to reach number one on Billboard's R&B chart.
[6] Many musicians have adapted "Black Night" in a variety of styles and the Blues Foundation notes renditions by: