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Stomp your stuff; by Bill Krenz; pf. © 1 c.Mar. 11, 1926; E 636059 Melrose bros.music co., inc., Chicago.And thenStomp your stuff; by Bill Krenz; orch. 4to. ©Apr. 10, 1926; 2 c. Apr. 26; E 640403;Melrose bros. music co., inc., Chicago.Two titles by Blythe in 1926 book, but not thisone. 9 Blythe in 1927, 8 in 1928, 2 in 1929, 1in 1930, 0 in 1931-32. And NO Stomp YourStuff after 1927.The two tunes are entirely different, butHaesler found the Superior label, and it creditsBlythe. And Robbie Rhodes points out thatthe Blythe tune is a dead steal from “Nobody’sSweetheart Now.”Stompin’ ’em Down (Alex Hill–Otis René–Leon René)Ray Skjelbred 1124Elite Syncopators 1286Rec. Hill, 3/30/29, Vocalion 1270, V-1027;Brunswick 80034.Oops, looks like he had help:Stompin' 'em down; words and melody by A.Hill, O. J. René and L. T. René. © 1 c. Apr.13, 1928; E 688747; Leon T. René, Otis J.René and Alexander Hill, Los Angeles.Vocalion 1270 label just Hill, also Brunswick.Stompin’ On Down (Tiny Parham)Jungle Crawlers 1084Rec. Parham 2/1/29, Victor V-38060.Confirmed by 9/12/29 unpub. copyright reg.,Victor Project confirms.Stompin’ the Grapes (Trebor Tichenor)Trebor Tichenor 1282Stone Age Blues (Stone Age JB)P. T. Stanton’s Stone Age JB 1228Stop It! (George L. Cobb)Waldo’s Ragtime Orchestra 1007LP had no banger.1920, says Waldo, but and there are multipletunes with that title in the 1920 copyright book,and there multiple rags by George L. in the1920 book, but no Stop It by Cobb.ragtimepiano.ca page on Cobb says copyrightWalter Jacobs, Boston, 1919, and pub. inMarch 1919 Melody magazine. But it’s not inthe 1919 book either. Site shows reset musicwith banger on title and slugged fox trot, but ithas no copyright info. June 1921 issue ofJacobs’ Band Monthly advertises bandarrangement for sale, confirms banger andCobb.Bound to be right, but I’m flabbergasted that Ican’t find it in copyright books or any onlinecollections. Brier says it was probably neverpublished as a single sheet; most WalterJacobs output in this period was published insilent movie music folios and in Jacobs’sMelody magazine.Stop Kidding (Neckbones andSauerkraut) (John Nesbitt)Lande’s Rhythm Club Orchestra 1327Rec. McKinney’s Cotton Pickers (w. Nesbitt tp& arr.), 7/12/28, but released only on Victorand Swaggie LPs, says Rust: X LVA-3031[1954, but seems to have been just “StopKidding” on this LP]; Victor RA-5314; SwaggieJCS-33758 [7" mini-LP, six tracks at 33 1/3rpm, evidently just “Stop Kidding”], and Rustshows the subtitle.Victor Project notes also reissued on FrogDGF 25 (CD, pub. 1999, which does have theNeckbons & Sauerkraut subtitle). But this isodd: Collectorsfrenzy.com is selling Victor V-38025, depicting the label of the A side, whichis Stop Kidding (no subtitle). Says B side isPut It There. Rust shows Put It There as on V-38025 but gives no hint that Stop Kidding isthere too. Found both labels on a different siteselling that 78 as well. So Rust just missedthis. But what about the neckbones & sourcabbage?No neckbones in the copyright:Stop kidding; by John Nesbitt. [Melodyonly] © 1 c. June 12, 1929; E unp. 7830;Southern music pub. co., inc., New York.Now back to the Victor Project and this oddentry:Stop kidding (Primary title) - Source: Disclabel (BHC verso)Fox trot (Title descriptor) - Source: Disc label(BHC verso)Neckbones and sauerkraut (Subtitle) -Source: Blue history cardMy 1991 Chronological Classics reissue hasthe subtitle, says source is X LVA-3031.Normally, I’d dismiss a subtitle that didn’tappear in public for several decades after theoriginal recording, but (a) it’s a delightful one,(b) it has appeared on at least some reissuesfrom which people will be learning the tune forthe first time, and (c) it was, after all, attachedto the tune clear back in July 1928 as shownby the Victor ledgers.My scenario: Band comes into studio withnew tune to record, tells engineer the title is“Neckbones and Sauerkraut.” Incredulousengineer responds, “Stop kidding! What’s itreally called?”BUT MUST RECONSIDER THIS: Rust dredgesalt title (not really subtitle) from Victor ledgers,a title that wasn’t copyrighted and wasn’t onany record labels until later reissuers eitherread it in Rust or saw the Victor ledgersthemselves. KILL IT? or at least convert it from(subtitle) to [alt title]?And really must make list of such titles andpresent them to reviewers to ask for theiropinion.Stop That Dog (He’s Goin’ Mad)(James P. Johnson–Andy Razaf)State Street Aces 1041No subtitle on LP.1932 from Harlem Hotcha [a revue at Connie’sInn] says LP. Only rec. Bob Pope & His HotelCharlotte Orch, with subtitle (He’s Goin’ Mad)according to Rust, Charlotte, NC, 2/13/36,Bluebird B-6300.No subtitle on copyright:Stop that dog; w Andy Razaf, melody JamesP. Johnson. © 1 c. Sept. 22, 1932; E unp.61745; Handy bros. music co., inc.Then pub. follow-up:Stop that dog; w Andy Razaf, m James P.Johnson; with ukulele arr. © Nov. 1, 1932; Epub. 32992; Handy bros. music co., inc.No further reg. through 1937.Indeed, the Bluebird label includes thesubtitle.Stoppin’ the Traffic (Leroy Maxey)Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks 1260Rec. The Missourians, 2/17/30, Victor V-38120,760-0002.Confirmed by 4/9/30 unpub. copyright reg.and Victor Project.Storm Warning Rag(Stephen Kent Goodman)Univ. of Wisconsin Symphony Band 1246Goodman was guest conductor of the band.Story Book Ball, The(Billie Montgomery–George Perry)Hot Antic JB 1154Hot Antic JB 1155Dry Throat Fellows 1226Down Home JB 1300Milano Hot Jazz Orchestra 1354ASM, 1917, Will Rossiter.Storyville Blues (see Those Draftin’Blues)