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The Commodore reissue of all the last Generalsessions called it Sporting House Rag (PerfectRag). And everybody agrees, including all theplaces selling the sheet music as both titles.Perils of Pauline (Pauline Alpert)Alex Hassan 1322Tony Caramia 1328Confirmed by 6/22/27 copyright reg.Peroxide (C. L. Woolsey)Trebor Tichenor 1282Confirmed by 5/3/10 copyright reg. as C. L.Persian Rug (Neil Morét*–Gus Kahn)Dick Sudhalter & Connie Jones 1207San Francisco Starlight Orchestra 1296Independence Hall JB 1386Tom Stuip & Delirium Tremolo 1433Oops, copyright isPersian rug; words by Al. Dubin, melody byNeil Moret. © 1 c. May 31, 1927; E 666928;Villa Moret, inc., San Francisco.But then later it’sPersian rug; words by Gus Kahn, music byNeil Moret; pf. and ukulele acc. © Oct. 24,1927; 2 c. Oct. 29; E 675162; Villa Moret,inc., San Francisco.But index didn’t list it under Kahn or Dubin!Question then is how it was published.Found it indexed in three libraries, all as Kahn-Moret, so obviously that’s the version that gotpublished.Peter Gink (Ge<strong>org</strong>e L. Cobb)Levinson’s Trans-Atlantic Saxtette 1430Confirmed by 8/27/18 copyright reg. (in 1919book!).Petticoat Lane (Euday L. Bowman)Bob Wright 1239Confirmedy 8/14/15 copyright reg., pub. byBowman in Ft. Worth, TX. Only copy in theworld is at MTSU!Phantom Fingers (Jack Wilson)Alex Hassan 1322Confirmed by 11/26/34 copyright reg. filed byChappell & Co. Ltd., LondonPiaf (Steve Lane)Steve Lane’s Southern <strong>Stomp</strong>ers 1040Piano Marmalade(Willie “The Lion” Smith)Neville Dickie 1176Not in Rust. Confirmed by 6/8/37 copyrightreg. Strange--I find several references to thecomposition/sheet music, but no refs to arecording of it. And in fact, Lord discographyshows this to be the only recording of it ever.Piano Poker (Pauline Alpert)Tony Caramia 1328Confirmed by 10/15/35 copyright reg.Piccadilly (Elmer Schoebel)New Orleans Classic Jazz Orch 1145Rec. NO Owls, 4/14/26, Columbia 1158-D.Confirmed by 2/22/26 copyright reg. andColumbia label.Piccadilly (Fats Waller)John Gill 1066Paramount Theatre Orchestra 1089Keith Nichols 1159Part of London Suite, rec. 6/13/39 in London.Piccalilli Rag (Ge<strong>org</strong>e A. Reeg, Jr.)Tom Brier 1274ASM, 1912, Jos. M. Daly.Pickaninnies on Parade(Ge<strong>org</strong>e Barnard)River Raisin Ragtime Revue 14171906 says CD, but not in copyright book. Anonline ref. said 1897, and sure enough it doespop up in 1897 book. Seems to be always G.D. Barnard in copyright book, but most refs tohim show Ge<strong>org</strong>e D. Barnard.(Are They) Pickin’ On Your Baby(’Cause I'm a Pickaninny Rose)(Paul Reynolds–Billy James)Dry Throat Fellows 1226Rec.CW Blue Five (as by Eva Taylor), 1/8/25, OKeh40330. Label is “Pickin’ On Your Baby,”credits Paul Reynolds-Billy James--mostlikely the source for the Dry Throat Fellows.Five Birmingham Babies, 2/10/25, Pathe036218, Perfect 14399. LC SONICconfirms title, composers on both labels.Ge<strong>org</strong>ians (as “Are They Pickin’ On YourBaby?”), 6/20/25, Columbia 407-D. LCSONIC confirms title, credit James-Reynolds.Yoicks, copyright is this:Are they pickin' on your baby, 'cause I'm apickaninny rose; w Paul V. Reynolds, m BillyJames, of U.S. [Cover title: Pickin' on yourbaby 'cause I'm a pickaninny rose] © Oct.28, 1924; 2 c. Nov. 10; E 601342; ClarenceWilliams music pub, co., inc., New York.Have never seen a note like that in acopyright; surely it means that the piece waspublished in sheet form--but I bet I’ll never findit. And strangely, Reynolds is not in index.Definitely published. Baylor U. library has it as“Are you pickin’ on your baby : (‘cause I’m apickaninny rose), w. by Paul V. Reynolds/m.Billy James. NY, Clarence Williams, c. 1924.Line in description says, “Cover Title: Pickin'on your baby 'cause I'm a pickaninny rose.”Found the cover, and it matches Baylor’s“cover title” description, except that thesubtitle is in parens.Well, I guess I should insist on seeingcopyright page of sheet music beforeswitching to Are you or Are they, but wecertainly can add the subtitle. 9/4/13 got thesheet music.CoverPICKIN’ ON YOUR BABY(’CAUSE I’M A PICKANINNY ROSE)But the copyright page is the awkwardAre TheyPickin’ On Your Baby(’Cause I’m a Pickaninny Rose)One could argue that the “Are They” is aproper part of the title, since they did not put itin parens like the Pickaninny Rose line); butthey did put it in smaller print, as sub- andsupertitles often are, and it wasn’t on thecover, so I’m going to treat “Are They” as asupertitle.Pickin’s (Harry Reser)Terry Waldo’s Gotham City Band 1120Howard Alden with Dick Hyman 1200Confirmed by 11/23/22 copyright reg.Pickles and Peppers(Adaline Shepherd)New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra 1213John Gill’s Dixieland Serenaders 1304Evergreen Ragtime Quartet 1383ASM, 1916, Adaline Shepherd. Cover hassubtitle (A Rag Oddity) but not copyright p.Piggly Wiggly [Blues] (Junie Cobb)Scaniazz 1038Dry Throat Five 1151Paris Washboard 1182Pam Pameijer’s New Jazz Wizards 1395Rec.Windy Rhythm Kings (as Piggly Wiggly Blues,w/Cobb on cl/tsax), 4/29, Paramount 12770,Broadway 1294, Century 3009. Paramountlabel definitely Blues as part of title, nocomposer credit. Broadway same title, butas Lee’s Black Diamonds, also no credit.Century same as Paramount.Beale Street Washboard Band, 7/24/29,Vocalion 1403, V-1016;p Banner 32388;Brunswick 80076; Decca MB-22050.Vocalion just Piggly Wiggly, credit Cobb.Copyright isPiggly wiggly; melody by Junie C. Cobb. ©1 c. May 1, 1929; E unp. 6259; LesterMelrose, Chicago.

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