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ASM, 1929, Mills; w. Razaf/m. Waller-Brooks.That Society Rag (Lionel Dalton–James W. Gearhart)Chrysanthemum Ragtime Band 1196Oops, LP had Gearhart and Tilton, but theywere the publishers.Copyright isThat society rag; from the musical comedyThe girl in the dark, lyrics by Lionel Dalton,music by Jas. W. Gearhart. Fresno, Cal.,Gearhart & Tilton. © May 26, 1913; 2 c. May26, 1913; E 309867; Gearhart, Tilton andDalton, Fresno, Cal.Well, he’s Jas. W. on the cover and copyrightpage of the sheet music as well.That Streamline Gal of Mine(Katherine Martin–Willie “The Lion”Smith–Walter Bishop–Clarence Williams)Charquet & Co 1008Jean-François Bonnel & Friends 1131South Side Jazz Serenaders 1420Les Red Hot Reedwarmers 14251/15/01: Aha, published sheet from theClarence Williams files in MRR:That Streamline Gal of Mine by KatharineMartin-Willie Smith-Walter Bishop-ClarenceWilliams, pub. 1937 by CW.Looks to me like we have to list it primarlyunder T asThat Streamline Gal of MineWith a cross-ref from Streamline:Streamline Gal (see That Streamline Gal ofMine)And, of course, we add the fourth composer.1/18/01 second look: oops, it’s not justadding a 4th composer; Scott’s not onpublished sheet, and Bishop & Martin are bothnew. Must recheck.1/25/01 follow-up:The cy card dated 5/28/35 says Streamline galof mine, melody Clarence Williams, WillieSmith & Cecil Scott, unpub., CWMP Co. Inc.(CWMP claimant card agrees with this.BUT the sheet music published 1937 byCWMP says That Streamline Gal of Mine, byKatherine (I misspelled her name above)Martin, Willie Smith, Walter Bishop & ClarenceWilliams.Seems to me that we have to go with thepublished music both in title and composercredits. If CW screwed Cecil Scott, he seemsto have screwed him fair & square, sincethere’s no evidence that it was ever publishedwith Scott’s name on it.2013: Pinsker adds:That Streamline Gal of Mine. Photocopy ofthe pro copy deposited for copyright atLofC. Strangely, the stamp on it is Nov. 24,1965! But, anyway, the title is THATSTREAMLINE GAL OF MINE, and it says ByKatherine Martin, Willie Smith, Walter Bishopand Clarence Williams (arr. by LewisRaymond). The copyright date at the bottomof the page is 1937 by Clarence WilliamsMusic Pub. Co., Inc.That Sweet Something Dear(John C. Spikes–Benjamin F. Spikes)Chris Tyle’s Silver Leaf JB 1298John Gill’s Jazz Kings 1401Yerba Buena Stompers 1418We had a comma after Something. Rec.Georgia Harvey, 11/22, Black Swan 14135,Paramount 12142.Ruth Lee (no comma in Rust), 6/22, Nordskog3008, Sunshine 3002. Nordskog andSunshine labels: no comma on label, creditSpikes Bros.King Oliver, 10/5/23, Gennett 5276 but notissued.No comma on copyright:That sweet something dear; fox trot, w andm John C. and Benjamin F. Spikes, of U.S.,arr. J. C. Spikes.© 1 c. July 16, 1923; E565986; Spikes bros. pub. co., Los Angeles.I know the comma’s grammatically logical, butit was on neither the copyright nor the onlylabels we can find, so it must go.That Teasin’ Rag (Joe Jordan)Waldo’s Ragtime Orchestra 1007Grand Dominion JB 1337ASM, 1909, Jos. W. Stern.That Teasin’ Squeezin’ Man of Mine(Edgar Dowell—Frank Signorelli–Phil Napoleon)Des Plantes’ Washboard Wizards 1231CD said “o’ mine” - Rec.Leona Williams, 2/5/23, Columbia A-3835.Label definitely says “of mine” and creditsDowell.Orig. Memphis Five (w. Signorelli &Napoleon), 9/6/23, Banner 1254; GreyGull/Radiex 1188; Oriole 127; Regal 9543and even more. RJHA and Online 78 say“of” by Dowell-Signorell-Napoleon for theOriole 127. Regal label is “o’ Mine,” all threecomposers.Again 12/27/23, Pathe 036043, 10662; Perfect14224; Ajax 17038. Pathe 036043 label is“of,” all three composers.Well, I did find this copyright:That teasing squeezing man; words andmelody by Edgar Dowell [of U.S.], arr. byJohn Ricketts [of U.S.] © 1 c. Apr. 5, 1923;E 559104; Bob Harris, New York.Signorelli’s in the 1923 book for four tunes,but not this one. He’s in the 1922, 1924-5books too, but not this title.OK, we (a) concede that Signorelli &Napoleon added something that justified theirnames on the label (maybe turning a songversion in to a foxtrot), but “of” predominatesover “o’ mine.” And all the labels had “teasin’squeezin’” stead of “teasing squeezing.”That Thing Called Love(Perry Bradford)Jacques Gauthé’s Creole Rice YBJB 1256Neville Dickie 1324Oops, this is awkward:ASM has it,(c) transferred 1920 to Pace & Handy, pub.Pace & Handy, which shows itThat Thing CalledLoveon both cover and copyright page. Looksodd, but we have others that are no lessawkward than (That Thing Called) Love.IN Harmony has a later edition that shows itTHAT THING CALLED LOVEall on one line. This one is(c) 1919 by The Melody Pub. Co., NY(c) renewed by Perry Bradford, NYPublished by Perry Bradford, Music Publisher,NY.I’m tempted to suggest that if Bradford himselfsaw the folly of that awkward title andchanged it, we might want to break our rulesand give it to him.That Tired Rag (Charlotte Blake)Univ. of Wisconsin Symphony Band 1284ASM, 1911, Jerome Remick.That Too, Do (Bennie Moten–Eddie Durham–Count Basie)Back Bay Ramblers 1355Rec. Moten 10/18/30, Victor 22793, HMV B-4912.