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Coal Cart Blues (Louis Armstrong–Lil Hardin)Scaniazz 1038West End JB 1042Original Salty Dogs JB 1115South Frisco JB 1143Jacques Gauthé’s Creole Rice YBJB 1170Down Home JB 1241Two Clarinet Stompers 1259What?! This title isn’t in Rust title index! Butthat’s an oversight, as it’s there byCW Blue Five, 10/8/25, OKeh 8245, HJCA HC-18. (LC SONIC confirms Armstrong-Hardinfor OKeh 8245; also shows HRS 6, byArmstrong-Hardin)LA aho (w/Bechet), 5/27/40, Decca 18091. ByArmstrong-Hardin, says LC SONIC.Copyright:Coal cart blues; melody L. A. and L. H., ofU.S. © 1 c. Nov. 3, 1923; E 574625; LouisArmstrong and Lillian Hardin, Chicago.And John Gill reports having found “dateobscured, looks like 1927" copyright depositfor this tune by Lillian Hardin.Coal-Yard Shuffle (Joe Steele)Back Bay Ramblers 1355CD was Coal Yard, no hyphen.Notes say by Joe Steele’s Orchestra, Victor,1929, and that’s the only recording of it shownin Rust. Victor Project confirms (6/4/29, VictorV-38066), but gives title as “Coal-yard Shuffle.”And the Victor label is clear: COAL-YARDSHUFFlE.But Steele copyrighted it without the hyphen:Coal yard shuffle; melody by Joe Steele. © 1c. Dec. 17, 1930; E unp. 32297: Southernmusic pub. co.. inc., New York.Coaxing the Piano (Zez Confrey)Tony Caramia 1209Tony Caramia 1328Rec. 9/21, Brunswick 2167. Label creditsConfrey. 1922 copyright entry confirms.Cocaine Habit Blues (Jennie MayClayton)Terry Waldo 1002 [which we’ve beendoing since 1993. --DB]New look May 2013 for 6th ed.: Rec. MemphisJug Band, 5/17/30, Victor V-38620. Aha: TheVictor Project for it credits Jennie Clayton.And aha again: The label credits (Jennie MayClayton). And aha No. 3:Cocaine habit blues; words and music byJennie May Clayton. © 1 c. May 23, 1931; Eunp. 40331; Southern music pub. co., inc.,New York.We shall follow this, but note this Wikipediaentry:“Take a Whiff on Me” is an American folksong, with references to the use of cocaine.It is also known as “Take a Whiff (on Me),”“Cocaine Habit,” and “Cocaine Habit Blues.”. . . This song was collected by John andAlan Lomax from Iron Head and Lead Belly,as well as other sources.This is probably like “Frankie and Johnny” andother old folk songs: Anybody’s free tocopyright “their version” of it.Coffee Rag (Lily Coffee)Trebor Tichenor 1282Coffee rag; by L. Coffee, of U.S.; piano.Houston, Tex., W. C. Munn co. © July 21,1915; 2 c. July 20, 1915; E 365415; LilyCoffee, Houston, Tex.Coffin Blues (Aletha Dickerson–Rosa Taylor)Jazz Classics 1061Rec. Ida Cox, 9/25, Paramount 12318.Copyright confirms:Coffin blues; w Rosa Taylor, melody AlethaDickerson. of U.S.; in F. © 1 c. Nov. 23,1925; E 628767; Chicago music pub. co.,inc., Chicago.Cold in Hand Blues (Jack Gee–Fred Longshaw)Helm–Leigh Jazz & Blues Review 1331Rec. Bessie Smith 1/14/25, Columbia 14064-D,35672, DF-3074, LF-218; Parlophone R-2344;Odeon 272289. Victoria Spivey (as Cold inHand), 10/11/37, Bluebird B-7224.Copyright:Cold in hand blues; melody Jack Gee andFred Longshaw, both of U.S. © 1 c. Feb. 3,1925; E 605492; C. R. pub. co., New York.Cole Smoak (Clarence H. St. John)David Thomas Roberts 1021Le Petit Jazzband de Mr Morel 1362Red Rose Ragtime Band 1399ASM, 1906, Stark.College Rag, The(William Parke Hunter)Terry Waldo & Bo Grumpus 1339Rec. Olly Oakley, London 3/12/03, Zonophone1060 (oddly, Rust has a composer credit: W.Hunter), and that’s indeed what’s on the label.My reissue on World Records/EMI creditsParke Hunter. Notes say William Parke Hunterwas renowned banjo virtuoso. And indeed, heand Vess Ossman recorded together manytimes.Collegiate (Moe Jaffe–Nat Bonx)New Orleans Rascals 1113ASM, 1925, Shapiro, Bernstein.Collegiate Rhythm (Keith Nichols)Red Roseland Cornpickers 1133Nichols was in that band, so he/they shouldknow.Colonial Glide (Paul Pratt)Wally Rose 1057Trebor Tichenor 1282ASM, 1910, J. H. Aufderheide.Colonial Rag (Ernest R. Ball–Julius Lenzberg)Glenn Jenks & Dan Grinstead 1292ASM, 1914, Witmark.Colorado Blues (Euday L. Bowman)Bob Wright 1239ASM, 1915, Bowman.Colored Aristocracy (Gus W. Bernard)Lake Arrowhead Early JB 1365