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up as composer in several online references toothers’ recordings of it.Evidence enough: Copyrighted as o’ byJackson and first recorded as o’ by Jackson.Meat on the Table (SiegfriedChristensen–Pinky Vidacovich)Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble 1055New Orleans Classic Jazz Orch 11451055 was A. Christianson & P. Vidacovich.1145 was Sigfree C. & Pinky Vidacovich.Earlier editions of this index had Sigfre, whichis how Rust spells it. (The correct Germanicspelling is, of course, Siegfried.)Rec. N.O. Owls, 4/15/27, Columbia 1158-D.Oops from copyright book:Meat on the table; words and music by G. E.O'Rourke. © 1 c. Dec. 6, 1927; E 679217;George Edward O'Rourke, New Orleans.Neither Christensen nor Vidacovich are in1927 book at all.BUT in 1928 we findMeat on the table; melody by S. B.Christensen. © 1 c. Jan. 3, 1928; E 679772;Siegfried B. Christensen, New Orleans.No Vidacovich in this book either.Well, Vidacovich stays only if we can find himon that record label. Yes: “(Christensen andVidacovich).”Mecca Flat Blues (Jimmy Blythe–Alexander Robinson)P. T. Stanton’s Stone Age JB 1228Down Home JB 1241John Gill’s Dixieland Serenaders 13211228 & 1241 says Blythe; 1321 said Blythe,Robinson & Steve Graham.2013 review: Rec. Priscilla Stewart w/BlytheAugust 1924, Paramount 12224. First letter ofcredit line is blurred on label I found, but it stillconfirms: Looks like “G. Blythe & A.Robinson.”Later by Albert Ammons, 4/8/39, Solo Art12001. LC SONIC says credit is J. Blythe-A.Robinson.CopyrightMecca flat blues; w Alexander Robinson,melody James Blythe, of U.S. © 1 c. Oct. 4,1924: E 602097; Chicago music pub. co.,Chicago.No Steve Graham in 1924-25 copyright booksat all.I have three other recordings that credit allthree, and two of which are boogiewoogie/blues guys. Online 78 says Blythe-Robinson, as does LC SONIC, which also saysBlythe Robinson for the Ammons on Solo Art.So where did Steve Graham come from?Aha...I found all three names on a TurkMurphy recording issued by S.F. Trad JazzFoundation. But Turk also put it on his NewOrleans Jazz Festival LP for Columbia, withcredits Blythe-Robinson. Perhaps the realinfluence was the Anderson fake book whichcredits all three. This book is widely used, butI’ve not found it to be especially credible onsuch things.I’ve got a bad feeling about this--if the originalsource for Graham is the Anderson fake book,I’ll throw him out in a heartbeat. But first, I’llcontact John Gill, Marty Frankel, & SonnyLeyland, the three guys who put it on theirrecords (the fourth, Charlie Booty, is dead.Frankel isn’t positive, but thinks it likely he gotthe credit from Anderson. John Gill says,I have no idea about the Steve Grahamconnection. I may have gotten it fromAnderson. I would agree that if you can't findany historical record of this Graham fellow,that it may come from a reissue recording orfrom a re issue blues songbook of somekind. I have not seen any original music onthis one.Didn’t hear back from Sonny, but have sincefound the LC SONIC report that the credit onhis record also was Blythe-Robinson, so I thinkwe can safely kill the Steve Graham credit asan abberation in the Anderson fake book.Medic Rag (C. L. Woolsey)David Thomas Roberts 1317ASM, 1910, Jerome Remick. He wrote only afew rags, and he seems to be C. L. Woolsey.He also published as C. L. Woolsey. I wonderif we should adopt that usage, the way we didwith M. L. (Mayhew Lester) Lake.Meditation (Lee Sims)Frederick Hodges 1333A dozen or so compositions with this titleregistered in 1927, including one by FatsWaller, but there’s also one by Lee Sims,12/14/27.Meet Me at the San FranciscoFair. Nineteen Fifteen.(Don J. A. Gono)Chrysanthemum Ragtime Band 1168LP was Don J. A. Gono. Copyright:Meet me at the San Francisco fair, nineteenfifteen; words and music by J. A. Gono. [SanFrancisco] San Francisco publishers. ©Nov. 9, 1914; 2 c. Nov. 18, 1914 E 353030;Juan Alvarado Gono, San Francisco.(He’s J. A. Gono in the index too)But found sheet music online for his “Flying,”1915, on which he’s Don J. A. Gono bothcover and copyright page. And found oneBay a souvenir postcard from fair, called“Meet Me at the San Francisco Fair 1915,”featuring a poem by Don A. J. Gono. And alibrary listing in Calif. State Library has theDon. Never saw the actual sheet music, butthis title looks OK, although you couldprobably argue for the year being a subtitle inparentheses.Meet Me To-night in Dreamland(Leo Friedman–Beth Slater Whitson)Canary Cottage Dance Orchestra 1415ASM, 1909, Will Rossiter; w. Whitson/m.Friedman. “To-night” on both cover andcopyright page.Meet Miss America (Johnny Mercer–Matty Malneck)Alex Hassan 1322Confirmed by 8/28/35 copyright reg., w/m.both.Melancholy [Blues] (Marty Bloom–Walter Melrose)Black Bottom Stompers (England) 1045Don Ewell 1077Fenix JB 1129Humphrey Lyttelton & His Band 1160Gauthé–Marquet Clarinet Serenadrs 1216Down Home JB 1217Neville Dickie 1341Pam Pameijer’s New Jazz Wizards 1350Copyright isMelancholy; by Marty Bloom and WalterMelrose; pf. (c) June 8, 1927; E 665815;Melrose bros. music co. inc., Chicago.Very first rec. by Johnny Dodds asMelancholy, second rec. by Hot Seven asMelancholy Blues.Melancholy Lou (Ray Hibbeler)Charleston Chasers 1314Rec.Little Ramblers, 7/14/25, Columbia 423-D.Fred Hall, 9/25/25, OKeh 40482.Howard Lanin, 9/29/25, Victor 19797, HMV B-5047. Victor label says Ray Hibbeler.NOJB, 10/8/25, Apex 8411, Domino 21091,Banner 1624, Domino 3594 et al. Apex labelsays Ribbeler. But Oriole 497, as Six BlackDiamonds, says Hibbeler.Orig. Indiana 5, 10/8/25, Gennett 3165,Champion 15049.Confirmed by 6/29/25 copyright reg., definitelyRay Hibbeler.