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Then comes this from Bolerium Books inlisting titled African American ReligiousStudies:369. Morris, Kenneth, words and music.Twelve gospel song "hits" and their stories;the complete words and music of the twelvebest songs of this noted composer, also thestories of these songs, written by the author,compiled and edited by Sallie Martin,special autographed edition. Chicago,Martin and Morris, 1944. 24p,, 7x10.25inches, slightly worn wraps that are signedby Kenneth Morris on the front. OCLC listsone copy (Chicago Public Library). 125.00Jesus I love you -- He's a friend of mine --I'll let nothing separate me from His love --Does Jesus care -- My life will be sweetersomeday -- If I can just make it in -- Yesgod is real -- Jesus prayed for you and I --It's worth it -- Jesus is the ruler of my life -- Ican put my trust in Jesus -- I feel the Spirit.Now we’re getting somewhere. Searching onour title and Kenneth Morris Found quite a fewsites selling or mentioning Twelve GospelSong “Hits” and their Stories by KennethMorris. And in the book Black Hymnody: AHymnological History of the African-AmericanChurch, by Jon Michael Spencer, we readabouta collection of hymody titled The JacksonBible Universal Selected Gospel Songs, thework of Elder H. C. Jackson [of the Churchof God in Christ]. . . . Most of the thirty-fivesongs in the volume do not acknowledgeauthorship. Among the few hymnistscredited are Thomas A. Dorsey (“The LittleWooden Church on the Hill”), KennethMorris (“My Life Will Be Sweeter SomeDay”), and J. H. Brewster (“I’m Leaning andDepending on the Lord”).Morris turns out to be major composer,arranger and publisher of gospel music,including many sung by Mahalia Jackson thatwe’d all recognize.Found refs to title as both Someday and SomeDay -- I suspect it was the latter, but we cankeep the modern standard spelling for now.My Little Bimbo (Down on theBamboo Isle) (Walter Donaldson–Grant Clarke)Watergate Seven Plus One 1165Bob Schulz & His Frisco JB 1349Confirmed by 7/24/20 copyright reg., w.GC/m. WD. “Interpolated by Aileen Stanley inSilks and Satins (musical),” says S&P.But both cover and copyright page of sheetmusic play second part as subtitle:My Little BimboDown on the Bamboo IsleAnd half the collections that own it index it astitle (subtitle).My Little Dixie Home (Bob Cloud–Ben Garrison–Harrison G. Smith)Pam Pameijer – Duet /Trio/Quartet 1134European Classic Jazz Trio 1142Hmmm: S&P saysWords by H. G. Smith, music by Bob Cloudand Ben Garrison. Unpublished, copyrightheld by Harrison Godwin Smith. Firstrecording by the Grand Central Red Caps.Best-known version by the Jelly Roll MortonTrio (Victor).But it’s copyrighted as published:My little Dixie home; words by H. G. Smith,music by Bob Cloud [i.Robert Cloud] andBen Garrison [i.e. Benjamin Garrison] ©Mar. 15, 1929; 2 c. Mar. 12; E pub. 4177;Harrison Godwin Smith, New York.Rec. by JRM 12/17/29, Victor V-38601.Evidently no composer credit on label.My Little Girl (Albert Von Tilzer–Sam M. Lewis–Will Dillon)Golden Eagle JB 1192Rent Party Revellers 1220ASM, 1915, Broadway Music; w. Lewis-Dillon/m. Von Tilzer.My Little Pride and Joy (Joe Sullivan)Neville Dickie 1052Rec. Sullivan 8/8/35, Brunswick 02136, A-505038.Odd: no Joe Sullivan at all in 1935-36copyright books. Time-Life Giants of Jazz JoeSullivan set says he wrote it. LC SONIC saysboth Brunswicks and a Decca that Rust didn’tmention credit Sullivan.Wikipedia article on 1953 LP saysNew Solos by an Old Master is an album byAmerican jazz pianist Joe Sullivan recordedin 1953 and released on the Riverside label.[credits this tune to him in tunelist]My Mamma’s in Town! (Walter Hirsch–Louis Panico–Anthony C. Nuzzo)Back Bay Ramblers 1279Bob Oliver’s Hot Seven 13122013 review: Rec. Ted Lewis, 6/3/26,Columbia 697-D. Lloyd Turner, 6/24/26, OKeh40674, Parlophone E-5703. Fess Williams,5/24/26, Harmony 189-H. (All as “Mama’saccording to Rust).But the copyright had two m’s:My mamma's in town; words and melody byWalter Hirsch, Louis Panico and A. Nuzzo. ©1 c. Feb. 11, 1926; E 634487; Leo. Feist,inc., New York.And Rust must have been wrong: LC SONICreports Mamma’s for Fess Williams Harmony,Ted Lew Columbia, and Lloyd TurnerParlophone. And by golly, it WAS publishedin sheet music form, with two m’s and theexclamation point.My Man [Mon Homme](Maurice Yvain–Channing Pollock)John Gill’s Novelty Orchestra 12702013 review:We had this under “Mon Homme,” but welisted the English lyricist, Channing Pollock.Must reconsider that.S&P saysMy Man (Mon Homme) (American-French.Eng. w. Channing Pollack, Fr. w. AlbertWillemetz and Jacques-Charles, m. MauriceYvain. Pub. Salabert S. A. Paris, 1920/LeoFeist 1921.Introduced by Mistinguett in Paris in 1920revue, then by Fanny Brice in Ziegfeld Girls of1920, then sung by her in Ziegfeld Follies of1921. Then rec. by her three times for Victor,then sung by her in film My Man (1928) andThe Great Ziegfeld (1936).It appears that some Feist U.S. editions gaveall four credits:Words byA. Willemetzand Jacques CharlesMusic byMaurice YvainEnglish Lyric byChanning PollockBut other Feist editions just showedYvain/Pollock. All seem to have English titlebig, French title in parens.To hell with “Mon Homme” as the primarylisting: we know this song in America becauseFannie Brice sang Channing Pollock’s lyrics toit. We don’t list “Autumn Leaves” under itsFrench title or “Glow Worm” under its Germantitle.My Man from Caroline(Walter Donaldson)Rusty Taylor’s New Jazz Review 1186Back Bay Ramblers 1355Confirmed by 8/29/30 copyright reg.