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Naked Dance (Tony Jackson–Jelly Roll Morton)Tom Shea 1022Clopyright 12/20/39 by Jelly Roll alone, but hefreely cknowledged that he got it from TonyJackson. (See Mamie’s Blues)Nancy Jane (Thomas A. Dorsey)Jim Snyder /Georgia Grinders 10689/5, DB at LC: Nancy Jane, w/m ThomasDorsey, unpub., 10-2-30. (c) Lester Melrose,Chicago. No doubt in my mind at all--this is it.June 2010 another round of research withDave Robinson. Fort Worth Doughboys(including Milton Brown & Bob Wills) recordedit in 1932, with credit to Brown, or possiblyBrown-Wills. But Dave says it’s the same tuneas this one and the same as the Roy Palmerversion (recorded with the Memphis NightHawks 1931). (Found Melotone 7-01-63label—not mentioned in Rust—by AlabamaRascals; no composer credit.My report to dave:So now we have...1930, May - Big Bill Broonzy recording,unissued1930, Oct - Thomas A. Dorsey copyright entryin Library of Congress1932, Feb - Fort Worth Doughboys recording,credited to Milton Brown by ProperBox, toBrown-Wills in my 20-volume History ofCountry Music set1932, Mar - Memphis Night Hawks recordingIf we had the Memphis Night Hawks record,we could look for a composer credit on thelabel. According to Rust, it was issued on fourlabels, but of the four, only Perfect is to befound in the Online 78 rpm DiscographicalProject (http://www.78discography.com/), andI can't find this record there (although I didlearn that the Famous Hokum Boys recorded it[or another "Nancy Jane"] for Perfect on April9, 1930, which predates everything we've seenso far). AND the Famous Hokum Boys were infact Tom Dorsey and Bill Broonzy! So ThomasA. Dorsey still looks right.As near as I can learn, Brown didn't form aband until 1931 and didn't record until 1932,so it's hard to believe that Broonzy and theHokum Boys recorded a Milton Brown song in1930. Georgia Tom, on the other hand, hadbeen around quite a few years.Nanette (Adam Carroll)Wally Rose 1057Confirmed by 7/14/27 copyright reg.Naughty Man (Don Redman–Charlie Dixon)Charleston Chasers 1314Les Rois du Fox-Trot 1429Rec. Fletcher Henderson, 11/7/24, Vocalion14935;11/14/24, Columbia 249-D; 11/24/24,Oriole 437 as Sam Hill aho. Not in copyrightbooks 1924-25. Only label I could find was theOriole, which was indeed Redman-Dixon, butLC SONIC confirms Dixon-Redman for bothColumbia and Vocalion.Navy Blues (Fred Ahlert–Roy Turk)Ingham–Grosz Hot Cosmopolites 1323Rec. Hot Air Men (Phil Napoleon group),1/9/30, Columbia 2092-D for film Navy Blues.Miff Mole, 2/6/30, OKeh 41371 et al. Online 78says Turk-Ahlert for Columbia; RHJA saysTurk-Ahlert for Okeh.Confirmed by 7/23/29 copyright reg., w. RT/m.FA--had been recorded by Fred Waring forVictor in 1929, Victor Project confirms Turk-Ahlert.Near North Side Blues (Ray Skjelbred)Ray Skjelbred 1124Near the Cross [Jesus, Keep MeNear the Cross] (William HowardDoane–Frances Jane Crosby)Grand Dominion JB 12919/2, Bob, I failed to comment on these figuringthat I’d hear from Rouse or Montgomery (healso says he’s got lots of hymnals and askedfor that list). Haven’t heard from either ofthem, but the two entries I’ve found lead me toaccept the subtitle; also, I believe we shoulduse the full formal names of composers asfound in both sourcebooks.9/12: Montgomery finds hymnal that saysspecifically that title is Near the Cross, but thatsong also is known as Jesus Keep Me Nearthe Cross.Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl(Clarence Williams–W. A. D. “Danny”Small–J. Tim Brymn)Rusty Taylor /Southern Stompers 10282013 review: What? All second-handsources? Let’s look for copyright and recordlabels. Rec. Bessie Smith, 11/20/31,Columbia 14634-D. Record label I found wasblurred, seems to say “Williams, Byrne andSmall.” LC SONIC says it’s Byrns, and it couldbe that as well. Title definitely Need a...Oops, now comes the copyright:I need a little sugar in my bowl words andmelody by C. Williams, Dally Small and J. T.Brymn. © 1 c. Jan. 14, 1932; E unp. 50141;Clarence Williams music pub. co., inc., NewYork.And he was “Dally” in the index as well. Andthat’s how he’s listed in the Clarence Williamscomposition list at Songwriters Hall of Fame.And if you do a google search on clarencewilliams + dally small you find MANY hits onthose names in conjunction with this tune title--but no others. Lots of singers have recordedit using those credits--presumably lifted off thecopyright.And WOW: The Library of Congress reportswhat looks like to be the copyright deposit, as“I Need a Little Sugar in My Life” by SallySmall, Clarence Williams, and J. Tim Brymn.Says “Performing Arts Reading Room(Madison, LM113)”--is that what I know asMusic Reading Room? And the date on it isJan. 14, 1932, same as the entry I found. Willbe exciting to look for this at LC.Neglectful Blues (Everett Sanderson)Chrysanthemum Ragtime Band 1123ASM, 1919, Everett Sanderson.Nellie Kelly I Love You(George M. Cohan)Canary Cottage Dance Orchestra 1400Neither copyright nor cover nor copyrightpage had the logical comma.Nervous Tension (Tiny Parham)Jungle Crawlers 1084Rec. Parham 11/4/30, Victor 23386.Not copyrighted 1929-31, but Victor labelconfirms Parham.