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Oh, hell, the CD had Val Valentino, but it’sValentine. These same two guys wrote Hell’sBells and Hallelujah. 7/30/30 copyright reg.confirms it.He’s Not Worth Your Tears(Harry Warren–Mort Dixon–Billy Rose)Dry Throat Five 1151Les Red Hot Reedwarmers 1416Rec. Goodman, 11/7/30, Melotone M12023,Panachord P-12000. Jimmie Noone, 1/12/31,Vocalion 1580. Ben Selvin, 1/15/31, Columbia2381-D, Regal G-20963.No Rose on copyright:He's not worth your tears; words by MortDixon, melody by Harry Warren. © 1 c. Apr.19, 1930; E unp. 20562; Remick musiccorp., New York.But he got in later:He's not worth your tears; lyric by Mort Dixonand Billy Rose, music by Harry Warren. ©Nov. 14, 1930; 2 c. Nov. 19; E pub. 19253;Remick music corp., New York.And all three names are on alll three recordsHe’s So Unusual (Al Sherman–Al Lewis–Abner Silver)Back Bay Ramblers 1279Rec. Annette Hanshaw, 10/28/29, Harmony104-H. Hal Kemp, 10/30/29, OKeh 41326;Parlophone R-557, A-2915, A-89298. FredRich aho, 11/15/29, Columbia 2043-D, A-8308;Regal MR-14.Confirmed by 1/9/29 copyright reg.He’s the Different Type of Guy(Gideon Honore)Chicago Rhythm 1059Les Red Hot Reedwarmers 14251425 had had “He’s a Different...Rec. Jimmie Noone as the, 1/15/36,Parlophone R-2303, PZ-11115; Decca 18439,60379, M30859; Odeon 286228, OR-2303.Gideon Honore was pianist on the date.No copyright 1935-37. Brian Wright has itindexed in detail in his collection, confirms theand composer for the Decca 18439 disc.LC SONIC confirms the on the Parlophone R-2303 and Decca 18439, confirms Honore onDecca; no composer credit on Parlophone.He’s the Last Word (Walter Donaldson–Gus Kahn)Chicago Rhythm 1026Marty Grosz /Keepers of the Flame 1158Rusty Taylor’s New Jazz Review 1186Neely’s Royal Society Jazz Orch 1250Confirmed 1/18/27 copyright reg.; w. Kahn, m.Donaldson.Hesitating Blues, The (W. C. Handy)[same melody as Hesitation Blues(Oh! Baby, Must I Hesitate), byBilly Smythe–Scott Middleton,published at same time]Magnolia JB 1016Ray Skjelbred 1124Gauthé–Marquet Clarinet Serenadrs 1216Down Home JB 1264Yerba Buena Stompers 13812013 review: Copyrights?Hesitating (The) blues; words and music byW. C. Handy, of U.S. Memphis, Pace &Handy music co. © May 5, 1915; 2 c. June30, 1915; E 365270; William C. Handy,Memphis, Tenn.The very next day:Hesitation blues; or, Oh ! baby, must Ihesitate, words and music by ScottMiddleton and Billy Smythe, of U.S. © May5, 1915; 2 c. May 6, 1915; E 362252; BillySmythe music co., inc., Louisville, Ky.Then laterHesitation blues; one-step by Billy Smythe,of U.S. © Aug. 28, 1915; 2 c. Sept. 2, 1915;E 370180; Billy Smythe music co., inc.,Louisville, Ky.(Couldn’t find the last one in 1926-27)Well, with only one day’s difference in theircopyright dates, it’s hard to state for sure thatSmythe & Middleton stole it from Handy, ifHandy thought they’d done so, he’d havesued their socks off, wouldn’t he? Sounds likethat wandering musician wandered pastSmythe & Middleton as well as Handy andthat they independently came up with thetune.And Handy himself concedes that they cameup with it independently from him.Well, it seems unfair to give it all to Handy andshut Smythe & Middleton out entirely, thus theawkward formalation above.Hey! Hey! And Hee! Hee! (I’mCharleston Crazy) (R. Arthur Booker–Charles A. Matson–Irving Mills)Neville Dickie 1324ASM, 1924, Jack Miills. “and” is lower-casedon (c) page, but that looks silly, since it followsa strong punctuation mark.Hiawatha (A Summer Idyl)(Neil Morét*) [also published in songversion with lyrics by James O’Dea]Black Eagle JB 1091John Gill’s Dixieland Serenaders 1321New Century Ragtime Orchestra 1385River Raisin Ragtime Revue 1417