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That’s a bizarre mistake for Mazzy to make.Did I check his recording to make sure it’s thesame song as the other two? Yes, and it is.Why Begin Again (see Pastel Blue)Why Couldn’t It Be Poor Little Me?(Isham Jones–Gus Kahn)State Street Aces 1106Dick Sudhalter & Connie Jones 1207Ernie Carson & the Castle JB 1283Rec. Frank Crumit, 1/22/25, Victor 19582, no ?Arkansas Travelers, 1/10/25, OKeh 40303.Bailey’s Lucky Seven, 1/22/25, Gennett 5645,State 9621. Ben Bernie, 1/7/25, Vocalion14956 et al. CA Ramblers, 1/5/25, Columbia278-D--label has the ? Benny Goodman,12/18/33, Columbia 2871-D, no ? FletcherHenderson, 1/25, Banner 1476, Oriole 348 etal. George Olsen, 2/20/25, Victor 19573. Orig.Memphis Five, 2/6/25, PA 036210, Perfect14391. Stomp Six (as Why Can’t ...), 7/25,Autograph 626 et al.12/29/24 copyright reg. has no ? w/GK/m. IJ.Cover isWHY COULDN’T IT BEPOOR LITTLE ME?and HSM lists it that way.Why Do I Love You? (Jerome Kern–Oscar Hammerstein II)Ronn Weatherburn 1107ASM, 1927, Harms; w. Hammerstein/m. Kern.Why Don’t You Go Down to NewOrleans (Margaret Baird)John Gill’s Novelty Orchestra 1227Not in Rust. Lord says first rec. Mahogany HallStompers, New Orleans, Feb. 1989 (and Gillwas in that band). Then this CD. All googlehits come back to these and later recordings.Says Gill, “This was a tune that Steve Pistoriusfound. I think that he knew Margaret Baird, orsomething like that. I don't know anythingabout her.”First rec. (from Lord) is Mahogany HallStompers in NO in 1989 (with both Pistoriusand Gill, who were on the SOS record in 1991.12/28/13 talked to Chris Burke, who confirmsthat it was written by Margaret Baird, but saysshe never copyrighted it, and then that NOmusicians Jerry Embry & Frankie Lynn (sp?)bought it from her and copyrighted or justcopyrighted it themselves. But I couldn’t findany google hits on that title plus those names,so I think we can safely stay with Baird fornow.Why We Smile (Charles Hunter)John Hancock 1025David Thomas Roberts 1317Confirmed by my repro of 1903 sheet music.FYI, the words "Why We Smile" (in quotes)appear as subtitle on cover (but not copyrightpage) of Hunter’s earlier Tickled to Death.Tichenor & Jasen confirm that it’s differenttune, perhaps prompted by the previouscover.--4>Wie nett (Ernst Fischer)Tony Caramia 1328First copyright in U.S. in 1934 as “How Nice”by Ernest Fisher, then an orchestration in1935 as “Wie nett” by Ernst Fischer. But weknow that all Fischer’s work was publishedonly in Germany with title in English andGerman (with English often displayed moreprominently) to appeal to an “international”audience.Wiggle Rag (George Botsford)Bob Wright 1239QRS 30847 piano roll, Botsford confirmed ascomposer (arranged roll).But 1909 copyright has def. article:Wiggle (The) rag; by George Botsford, forpiano. © Oct. 15, 1909; 2 c. Oct. 15, 1909; E216692; Jerome H. Remick & co., Detroit,Mich.But all the refs to it have no The, so it must nothave got on the music. Brier & Adams bothreport The on cover, but not on copyright pageWild and Wooly Willie (Jack Pettis–Al Goering–Irving Mills)Des Plantes’ Washboard Wizards 1421