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RAGThere’s no hyphen, and WOOD is tight upagainst ROSE, but the W is nearly as high asthe initial R. Really need to see the copyrightpage to decide on this one. And aha, ElliottAdams reports (and Tom Brier confirmsseparately from his own copy):On the copyright page the title is ROSEWOOD RAG with a small space betweenROSE and WOOD equal to the spacebetween WOOD and RAG. Copyright dateis 1909 by Victor Kremer Co.Roses of Picardy (Haydn Wood–Frederick E. Weatherly)Mahogany Hall Stompers 1221Marquet–Persson Melody Boys 1229Canary Cottage Dance Orchestra 14002013 review: Confirmed by 12/4/16 copyrightreg. from England, and sheet pub. Chappell &Chappell Ltd.Rosy Cheeks (Seymour Simons–Richard A. Whiting)John Gill’s Novelty Orchestra 1227Ian Whitcomb & His Merry Bands 1276Rec.University Six, 2/7/27, Harmony 399-H.Six Hottentots (Red Nichols et al.), 3/23/27,Banner 1962; Broadway 1070; Domino 3931et al.Ben Bernie, 4/8/27, Brunswick 3528, A-422;Vocalion 15578 (as Al Goering’s Collegians).Annette Hanshaw, 4/29/27, Pathe 32259,11517; Perfect 12338.Henry Halstead, 5/16/27, Victor 20691.Confirmed by 2/25/27 copyright reg., w/mboth, also Harmony 399-H label.Rough House Blues(Nelson L. Kincaid)Des Plantes’ Washboard Wizards 1357Rec.Rosa Henderson (with subtitle “A RecklessWoman’s Lament,” says Rust), 6-7/26,Vocalion 1038. Four-CD completeHenderson reissue on Document includesthe subtitle. And Brunswick Records: ADiscography of Recordings, 1916-1931 byRoss Laird cites the subtitle. It must havebeen there.Kitty Waters, 6/27, Pathe 7351, Perfect 131.Louisiana Stompers (F. Henderson group), 9-10/27, Paramount 12550. (This is source forSOS 1357) Couldn’t find label; Online 78credits N. Kincaid-S. Williams. But Haesler’shighly reliable Paramount discography byVreede says credit is N. L. Kincaid, and headds that it’s also confirmed by Walter C.Allen’s Hendersonia.Well, the copyright has the subtitle--but has adifferent composer:Rough house blues; a reckless woman'slament, w and melody Spencer Williams, ofU.S. © 1 c. May 26, 1925; E 618280;Triangle music pub. co., inc., New York.Haesler reports that Godrich and Dixon’sBlues & Gospel Records confirms the subtitle.Who was Kincaid? Reed player in Handy’sOrchestra of Memphis, September 1917; inPlantation Orchestra, London, December1926; Feb-Oct 1921; in Mary Stafford backupband Jan-Mar 1921.Not in 1925 or 1927 copyright books, but is in1926 book as arranger of two tunes, one inGreat Britain; other is “Harem Blues” by AttlerCox and A. W. GriffinWhattya wanna bet that Kincaid’s name wason a stock arrangement that Des Planteswandered into? Or possibly even listed asarranger on record label?Moanin' Low: A Discography of Female PopularVocal Recordings, 1920-1933 by Ross Lairdcredits Spencer Williams.9/7/13 queried Des Plantes, Haesler, and myrecord collectors. I think we can take thesubtitle as a given--it surely was on the originalrecording of the title, and it’s on the copyright.But that composer credit is a real poser.Nope, because the redoubtable Bill Haeslersorted it out:The blues renditions were authored bySpencer Williams.The Fletcher Henderson Paramount is byKincaid as stated on the label.They are different tunes. No relation to eachother.Listening confirms this for me.The vocal version has an undistinctive bluesmelody using the lyrics for its appeal.The Henderson was written as an arrangedband chart.Problem solved.Roumania (Clarence Williams–Spencer Williams–Dave Peyton)Neville Dickie & Louis Mazetier 1302Rec. Clarence Williams10/11/21, OKeh 8021.Confirmed by 5/10/20 copyright reg., w/m all3. S&P agree (but why in the world wouldthey have this?)Royal Garden Blues (ClarenceWilliams–Spencer Williams)Chrysanthemum Ragtime Band 1123Two Clarinet Stompers 1259Chris Tyle’s Silver Leaf JB 1298Southern Stompers 1414ASM, Shapiro, Bernstein, 1919.Royal Telephone, The (FrederickMartin Lehman)Magnolia Jazz Five/Jimmy Mazzy 1137