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Rosa Henderson, 8/26, Banner 18892*,Domino 3852*, Oriole 772**, Regal 8196*.*as Sara Johnson; **as Gladys White. Aha,according to LC SONIC, the Banner issuehad that “I’ll let a better papa move in”subtitle, as did the Oriole.Martha Copeland, 9/14/26, Columbia 14161-D.Viola McCoy, 11/9/26, Cameo 1066, Romeo302, Variety 5048. “I’ll let a better man movein” subtitle according to Rust. Actually, itappears to be “I’ll let a better papa move in.”Couldn’t find the label, but found lots of refsto it, including authoritative LC SONIC forthe Romeo.Amazing: Googling this gets Stanley Miller thevast majority of the time, but I also saw Leoand Bob. For the record, the copyright reg. isPapa, if you can't do better ; words by LeslieMiller, melody by Fred W. Longshaw. © 1 c.June 22, 1926; E 642705; Miller andLongshaw, Philadelphia.Later in book registered by Triangle:Papa if you can't do better; words andmelody by Les Miller and Fred Longshaw. ©1 c. Oct. 20, 1926; E Triangle music pub.co., inc., New York.Papa, Mama’s All Alone Blues(Billy Higgins–Clarence Williams)One More Time JB 1410Rec. Margaret Johson (as “Papa, Mama’s AllAlone” according to Rust, acc. by CW’s BlueFive with LA), 11/25/24, OKeh 8185.Well, the copyright isPapa, mama is all alone blues; lyric WilliamHiggins, melody C. W., of U.S. © 1 c. Sept.24, 1923; E 569564; Clarence Williamsmusic pub. co., inc., New York.The “blues” at the end may mean it’s a genremarker,but I think those are usually separatedby some punctuation in copyrights. Reallymust see music or record label.Finally found it: Blues is definitely part of thetitle; and composer credit is ClarenceWilliams-William Higgins.Papa What You’re Trying to Do to Me I’veBeen Doing It for Years. Not in SOS yet, butJohn Gill has the 12/13/23 copyright deposit,says it shows Preston McDonald & LouisArmstrong.Paprika (Hot Stuff) (Luella LockwoodMoore)River Raisin Ragtime Revue 1417CD had Paprika “Hot Stuff” Two-StepNotes date this to 1914, but it’s not in thecopyright book, and say itwas sent to R4 in its piano arrangementformat by Nora Hulse, the noted scholar ofragtime’s women composers. It has beenorchestrated by R4's music director WilliamHayes.I found lots of other LLM sheets in collections,but not this title, which may very well neverhave been published.Couple of other places say 1909, but not inthat book either. And aha, World Cat reports acopy of the sheet music, pub. Grinnell Bros,Detroit., 1909, which finds it at U. of SouthFlorida indexed asPaprika : hot stuff : march two-stepTo me that says Paprika (Hot Stuff), a twostep.USF entry also notes, "To my brother LeBaron Lockwood"--Caption. Cover illustrationof red chili peppers.8/23/13 sent email to Nora Hulse, who hasrecorded the tune and who supplied the pianoscore to R4. She sent cover and copyrightsheets. Cover:Copyright:PAPRIKA(HOT-STUFF)MARCH - TWOSTEPPAPRIKA“HOT STUFF.”March Two-StepParadise (Nacio Herb Brown–Gordon Clifford)Barbara Lashley & Ray Skjelbred 1152Confirmed by 12/22/31 copyright reg., w. GC-NHB/m. NHB.Paradise Wobble (Freddie Johnson–Thomas Morris)Keith Nichols Cotton Club Orchestra 1210