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Dan Levinson’s Roof Garden JB 1361Miss Lulu White’s Red Hot Creole JB 1370High Society JB 1396All through 1309 were Sweet Lovin’ Man,Hardin-Melrose. Last three were My SweetLovin’ Man.< Bob, your Jan 2000 note says to make it[My] Sweet Lovin’ Man based on sheet musiccopyright page. Actually, clear back at the2nd edition, Vince Saunders pointed out thatthe correct title is My Sweet Lovin’ Man,Kinkle, Rust, and your Oliver book all had it asSweet Lovin’ Man, so we went with that.Anderson fake book also confirms MySweet...And Audrey Van Dyke has copy of the leadsheet in Lil’s handwriting from Library ofCongress Music Reading Room, confirmingMy Sweet Lovin’ Man.2013 review: Rust has no entry for “My SweetLovin’ Man,” only for “Sweet Lovin’ Man” --and this may well be where the confusionstarted. Rec. NORK 3/12/23, Gennett 5104 etal. King Oliver, 6/22/23, OKeh 4906 et al.Couldn’t find the NORK Gennett label, butmany secondary references, including thehighly authoritative LC SONIC, say that it was“Sweet Lovin’ Man.” Oliver OKeh is definitely“Sweet Lovin Man.”Copyright is clear:My sweet lovin' man; words and melody byWalter Melrose and Lillian Hardin [of U.S],arr. by Dave Payton [of U.S.] 6927 © 1 c.Feb. 19, 1923; E 558660; Melrose bros.,Chicago.John Gill reports having the copyright deposit,but his note is a bit confusing:My Sweet Lovin' Man (My Sweet Smillin'Man, My Sweet Smellin' Man) 12/4/22Walter Melrose and Lillian HardinNo reason for us to react to those titlevariations, but they’re interesting.But I can’t find that sheet music anywhere. If itreally was published at the time, 1923, as “MySweet Lovin’ Man,” the the sheet music wouldtake precedence and that would be the title,with “Sweet Lovin’ Man” an alternative thatpopped up on record labels.BUT if it wasn’t published in sheet form, thenthe record labels take precedence, making thetitle “Sweet Lovin’ Man,” with the copyrightreg. an unpub. title that was superceded by apublished version, the record labels.Dan Levinson weighs in with link to ASCAP,which lists My Sweet as primary title, Sweet asalternate title. “Publishers/administrators” areLouis Armstrong Music Pub. Co and Edwin H.Morris & Co. With all this, I think My Sweetmust be primary title, Sweet an alternative.My Sweet Tooth Says I Wanna(But My Wisdom Tooth Says No)(Sam H. Stept–Joe Young–Sidney Clare)Henry’s Bootblacks 1149LP had quotes around “I Wanna” and “No.”Copyright reg. 7/1/31 has no quotes, noparens--but it usually doesn’t have suchpunctuation.Rec. Fletcher Henderson, 7/31/31, Victor22786, HMV B-4911 (Victor label has parens,no quotes). Ben Selvin, 7/14/31, Columbia2501-D (Rust shows parens and “I Wanna” inquotes).Obviously, this one will be decided by thesheet music. And Frederick Hodges providedit. Cover isMY SWEET TOOTH SAYS I WANNA(BUT MY WISDOM TOOTH SAYS NO)Copyright page isMy Sweet Tooth Says I WannaBut My Wisdom Tooth Says NoMy Sweeter Than Sweet(Richard A. Whiting–George Marion, Jr.)Back Bay Ramblers 1355S&P confirms, as does 10/23/29 copyrightreg., w. GMJr./m. RAW.My Sweetie Went Away (She Didn’tSay Where, When or Why)(Lou Handman–Roy Turk)Marty Grosz /Keepers of the Flame 1158Steve Waddell’s Creole Bells 1301Helm–Leigh Jazz & Blues Review 13321158 was just “My Sweetie Went Away”; 1301was “My Sweetie Went Away (She Didn’t SayWhere—When—Or Why).”Hah! Stumbled across this quite accidentallywhile looking at big collection in Alexandria.Usage above is cover art, but copyright pageisMy Sweetie Went Away (She Didn’tSay Where, When or Why)My Troubles Are Over (James V.Monaco–Edgar Leslie)San Francisco Starlight Orchestra 1271Confirmed by 11/10/28 copyright reg., w.Edgar Leslie/m. Jimmie Monaco.My Wife Is Dancing Mad(Archie Gottler–Coleman Goetz–Howard Johnson)Ian Whitcomb & Dick Zimmerman 1049Ian Whitcomb & His Merry Bands 1276ASM, 1914, Broadway Music; w. Goetz-Johnson/m. Gottler.My Wild Irish Rose (Chauncey Olcott)New Orleans Rascals 1074Canary Cottage Dance Orchestra 1400Confirmed by 1899 sheet music, pub. M.Witmark & Sons. From Olcott’s production ARomance of Athlone.My Wonderful You (Halsey K. Mohr)Back Bay Ramblers 1262Not in S&P or Rust. Inspired by 1928 BillyJames record, say notes. Online 78 saysBanner 7247, 10/1/28, by Missouri JB(pseudonym for?/Billy James. Givescomposer credit of “[Halsey K.] Mohr”-- butthat’s suspicious.Copyright books 1927-29 don’t have a HalseyK Mohr at all.But a detailed German listing site(musiktiteldb.de) has recordings of the tuneby Roy Collins Dance Orch, Harold WhiteOrch and Missouri JB, all Halsey K. Mohr, andLC SONIC has the Roy Collins record (creditMohr) and Harry’s Melody Men (H. K. Mohr),so I guess it’s for real.Mystery (Joe Venuti)Terry Waldo’s Gotham City Band 1120Andy Stein Blue Five 1390Rec. Venuti Blue Four, 3/20/35, Decca 625,Brunswick 02018 et al.Oops, no composer credit on Decca 625label, although there is a composer credit ofAdrian Rollini for the flip side, “Tap RoomBlues.”In fact, six sides were recorded at thatsession, released on Decca 624, 625 and 629.I found all six labels: Four of them (Mello as a’Cello, Vibraphonia No. 2, Nothing but NotesTap Room Blues) had a composer credit ofAdrian Rollini; the other two, Mystery andSend Me, did not have a composer credit atall. And none of the six was copyrighted.Don’t like the look of this--must consult Waldoand Stein--done 8/6/13. Alas, neither hadanything to contribute. Does anybody elsehave any hard evidence that Venuti wrote it?(could end up a candidate for a “Venuti?” typecredit.NNagasaki (Harry Warren–Mort Dixon)Neville Dickie 1176Paris Washboard 1308Confirmed by my repro sheet music and7/13/28 copyright reg., w. MD/m. HW.