She was born in North Carolina, the daughter of Joseph and Jessie Smith, but moved with her parents to Homestead, Pennsylvania as a child.

The songs were in many cases written by Andy Razaf, some in association with record publisher and producer Joe Davis.

[3] Titles included "It Was Hard When I Kissed Her Goodbye", "The Swelling Of The Organ And The Coming Of The Bride", "My Pussy Belongs to Daddy", "You Ought to See Her Box", and "It's Smart To Be Smutty".

[4] The album covers showed ethnically white models in various states of undress, though Faye Richmonde herself was African-American.

[6] Several of Richmonde's recordings, notably "My Pussy Belongs to Daddy", have been reissued on CD compilations of risqué 1950s material.