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6/19/13 queried Butch as to possible sheetmusic (which I claimed to know about in myfirst note above, but which I can’t documentnow). He says he doubts it was everpublished, also considers this a misspellingbut wonders where it came from.We probably ought to be calling it Aneta tobegin with, but we must at least concede thatit’s known by that spelling with an alternativetitle note.Sweet Baby Doll (George W. Thomas–Wilbur LeRoy)Down Home JB 1199Peruna Jazzmen 1204John Gill’s Dixieland Serenaders 1304Neville Dickie 1309Southern Stompers 1414Yerba Buena Stompers 1418< All recordings credit George W. Thomasexcept 1414, which added Wilbur LeRoy ascocomposer. Who’s he? Why? The originalKing Oliver JB recording credited onlyThomas.However, the Charles Anderson list sayslyricist is Wilbur Leroy, and that it waspublished in 1919, predating Oliver’srecording.2013 review: Pinsker reports:Sweet baby doll; words by Wilbur Leroy,music by G. W. Thomas of U.S., NewOrleans, La., Geo. W. Thomas music co. (c)Feb. 10, 1919, 2 c. Feb. 3, 1919; E 444071,Geo. W. Thomas, New Orleans.then again (!)[same] (c) Mar. 3, 1919 2 c. Mar. 1, 1919; E443024and years laterSweet baby doll; words and music byGeorge W. Thomas [words and melodyonly] c 1 c. Dec. 19, 1928; E -- Unp. 2142;Clarence Williams music pub. co., inc., NewYorkPinsker:The thing about George W. Thomas was thathe was quite sloppy in business, apparently.He registered the published 1919 edition forcopyright twice, a couple of weeks apart,and then he sold it again to ClarenceWilliams nine years later (apparently havingcut his 1919 lyricist out of the deal that time.)Rec. King Oliver, 10/26/23, OKeh 8235 et al.Tiny Franklin (vcl, acc. by G. W. Thomas),12/10/23, rejected.Never got to see the sheet music, but found itindexed in two libraries, incl. Tulane in NO.But said it was LeRoy. Near as I can tell, henever wrote anything else.Sweet By and By (Joseph P. Webster–S. Fillmore Bennett)Black Eagle JB 1048Monty Sunshine JB 11104/23/11: Oops, none of the text aboveexplains how we got to Fillmore for Bennett’smiddle name, but web search quickly confirmsit.Sweet Emmalina (Clarence Williams–Jack Palmer–Andy Razaf)Weatherbird JB 1034Orpheon Celesta 1095Hot Antic JB 1099Peruna Jazzmen 12041034, 1099 were Razaf-Palmer; 1095 wasRazaf-Palmer-S. Williams, 1204 was Palmer-Razaf-Spencer Williams.Rec. (with spellings according to Rust) byCl. Williams Jazz Kings, (Emmalina), 4/10/28,Columbia 14314-D. Label is Emmalina,credits are Williams, Palmer and Razaf.CW WB Five (Emmalina), 4/18/28, Okeh 8572,16310; Creole 17. OKeh 8572 is Emmaline,Razaf-Palmer, same for Hot Jazz Clubreissue (LC SONIC).Jimmy Lytell, 6/28, Pathe 36824, Perfect15005 (Emmalina); Pathe 11557(Emmaline). Jazz Oracle says reissue saysfrom Perfect 15005, credits Williams-Palmer-Razaf, LC SONIC confirms.King Oliver & His Dixie Syncopators(Emmalina, vcl & pno Cl. Williams), 6/11/28,Vocalion 1190. Label says Razaf-Palmer.Andy Pendleton (Emmaline, w/Cl. Williams onpno), 6/26/28, OKeh 8625. No, title on labelis Emmalina, by Williams-Palmer-Razaf.