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Bezin reports no sheet music, says Columbia78 label is Bye Bye Pretty Baby.So I bought the sheet music from MTSU andgot the answer:Bye-Bye, Pretty Baby on coverBye-Bye Pretty Baby on copyright page.CCabin in the Pines (see There’s aCabin in the Pines)Cafe Capers (Mel Stitzel)Le Petit Jazzband 1389Rec. Elgar’s Creole Orch, 9/17/26, Vocalion15477, Brunswick A-229 (France or Germany).The Jazz Kings (Berlin), 8-10/27, Tri-Ergon TE-5057. [Tony] Parenti’s Liberty Syncopators,4/12/26, rejected. Couldn’t find Vocalion label;Online 78 credits Stitzel for it, as does verydetailed German index.And an LC index shows “MELROSEDIXIELAND CONCERT SERIES [listed on backof Panama Blues (1926)]” that has entry”CafeCapers. [By Mel Stitzel] Chicago, Melrose,1926. Copyright no.: E634856. Call no.:M1350.S.” Guess that’s proof enough.Cake Walk at Boomblestein’s Ball(Will Morrison)Tom Brier 12744/13 had Tom check titles on his CD; he saysthere’s no “The” in this title.Cake Walking Babies from Home(Chris Smith–Henry Troy–Clarence Williams)South Frisco JB 1027Banu Gibson NO Hot Jazz Orch 1073Golden Eagle JB 1080Jean-François Bonnel & Friends 1104Peruna Jazzmen 1105Steve Waddell’s Creole Bells 1230Down Home JB 1241Paris Washboard 1391High Society JB 13961/15/01: Aha! The 1924 edition published byClarence Williams (found in his files at MRR)says WalkingObviously, we must abandon Lord.Oops, wait a minute: I saw the 1924 ClarenceWilliams pub. sheet music at Audrey’s June2011: It’s Cakewalking (one word) on coverbut Cake Walking on copyright page, final grather than apostrophe on both.California Blues [Blue Yodel No. 4](Jimmie Rodgers)Helm–Leigh Jazz & Blues Review 1332First discovered that, like several Rodgerssongs, this has an alternative title in the“numbered yodel” series: Blue Yodel No. 4.This song was recorded in Atlanta on10/20/28, Victor 40014. According to both theVictor Project, it’s “primary title” was “BlueYodel No. 4,” while “California Blues” was analternate title. And sure enough, that Victorlabel readBLUE YODEL NO. 4(California Blues)(J. Rodgers)California (Here I Come) (JosephMeyer–Al Jolson–B. G. De Sylva)Fenix JB 1129Paris Washboard 1280Louis Mazetier & Neville Dickie 1289Canary Cottage Dance Orchestra 14158/22, Alex Hassan: CALIFORNIA Here I Comeis the way the title reads on the original sheet,with California on top, smaller font for lastthree words right below; no commaOops--Looks like we’re headed for California(Here I Come)8/25: Montgomery sends sheet music:CALIFORNIAHere I ComeFOX TROT SONGIt’s getting pretty clear now. Shapiro & Pollockconsidered "Here I Come" a subtitle, which iswhy they separated it with a comma--something we now see that they do regularly.This is just another case where the lyrics havebeen sucked up into the title in people’sawareness. SoCalifornia (Here I Come). Right?8/30, Erdos: Yes, reluctantly.California Stomp (Ray Smith)Ray Smith 1012Call Me Shine (Armand J. Piron)Morten Gunnar Larsen 1009ASM, 1917, Williams & Piron. Subtitle “ThatName Will Do for Mine” on cover, not (c)Call Me Up Some Rainy Afternoon(Irving Berlin)Bob Pelland & Bob Pilsbury 1232ASM, 1910, Ted Snyder.[New] Call of the Freaks, The(Paul Barbarin–Luis Russell)Kustbandet 1178Grand Dominion JB 1268Ingham–Grosz Hot Cosmopolites 13231178 was “The New Call of the Freaks”; 1268was “Call of the Freaks”; 1323 was “The Callof the Freaks”; all credited only Barbarin. Allof my other many recordings of it as Call of orThe Call of cite Barbarin only; of my threereissues of it as “The New Call of by Russell,one credits Barbarin only; the other two creditBarbarin-Russell.Updated review May 2013: Rec.1/15/29, Luis Russell & His Burning Eight (as“The Call of the Freaks,” says Rust), Okeh8656.2/1/29, King Oliver aho (as “Call of theFreaks,” says Rust), take 1 Victor 741055;take 2 Victor V-38039, Bluebird B-6546, B-7505, HMV EA-2989.9/6/29, Luis Russell aho (as “The New Call ofthe Freaks,” says Rust), Okeh 8734;Columbia 35960, DO-2229; Parlophone R-1645; Odeon A-286079, B-35635.6/4/31, The [Washboard] Rhythm Kings (as“Call of the Freaks,” says Rust), Victor23279; Bluebird 1848, B-5028.3/10/32, Joel Shaw aho (as “Call of theFreaks,” says Rust), Crown 3312; Varsity6012; Summit 225.2/15/38, Artie Shaw (as “The Call of theFreaks,” says Rust, Thesaurus 549, 1136.Well, this list confirms Ray Smith’s observationabout New having been added for the secondLuis Russell recording on Okeh 8734.But we never addressed the The; nor did weaddress the issue of Barbarin or Barbarin-Russell.