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Stomp Off 1001 - Dickbaker.org

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BUT: Great Song Thesaurus saysIt’s a Long (Long) Way to Tipperary, 1912,w/m Jack Judge, Harry H. Williams.BUT some more: Of course, we must alsonail down the co-composer of "Slow andEasy." Harry H.?Variety Music Cavalcade says Jack Judge-Harry H. Williams, London, 1912. Bob, is itpossible that familiar old Harry H. Williams hadthis particular tune published in London, andthat this somehow is bound up in the historyyou remember?8/21, from Library of Congress copyrightregistration card as researched by MatthewCaulfield:All registrations show Jack Judge and HarryWilliams, never with middle initial of any kind;clearly a British song, with most copyrightsbeing by London publishers.8/25, Montgomery sends two different 1912releases, both English, both showing JackJudge and Harry (NMI) Williams, both showing"It’s a Long, Long Way to Tipperary." But bothclearly indicate that they are republications ofsong that’s already become popular. So I’mstill confident in our earlier finding that it waspublished in 1911 with just one Long.

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