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And based on that, I found in copyright filesfor 1909:Coon's birthday (Negers geburtstag).American cakewalk, by Paul Lincke, forpiano. Jos. W. Stern & co., New York, N.Y. C202605, Mar. 10, 1909.Coontown Capers (Theodore F. Morse)Lake Arrowhead Early JB 1365“By Theo. F. Morse, with Characteristic Verseby Paul Dresser.” 1897. Brier assures me that“verse” in this case refers to a couple of linesof lyrics, not to a section of the composition.Coontown Chimes (Le Cake Walk)[Beautiful Creole] (Harry S. Webster)St. Louis Ragtimers 1267ASM, 1924, Melrose; w. WM/m. CD.Coquette (Carmen Lombardo–Johnny Green–Gus Kahn)San Francisco Starlight Orchestra 1271S&P confirm w. GK/m. Green-Lombardo,1928; copyright file confirms.Corky Stomp (Andy Kirk–John Williams)Back Bay Ramblers 1355We had Andy Kirk-Mary Lou Williams.Rec. Andy Kirk 11/11/29, Brunswick 4893,01211, A-8225. Again 3/7/36 (as “Corky,” arr.credit to Mary Lou Williams), Decca 772, Y-5112; Columbia DB/MC-5020. Found EnglishBrunswick 1211 release, credits Kirk-Williams,then Amer. 4893, same..Oops, see the copyright:Corky stomp; melody by Andy Kirk andJohn Williams. © 1 c. July 3, 1930; E unp.24463; State Street music pub. co., inc.,Chicago.And John in index, no Mary Lou shown in1930 index. Found no rereg. in 1936-38books for a later arrangement.This is another mistake like Mess-a-Stomp, inwhich we presumed that “Williams” was MaryLou, but it was really her husband, John, whowas a composer in his own right.Corn Shucks (Ed Kuhn)Tom Brier 1274Brier confirms from his sheet music.Corncracker Rag (Tom Shea)Tom Shea 1022Jack Rummel 1118Cornfed! (Bob Effros–Phil Wall)New Century Ragtime Orchestra 1385Lots of recordings of it in 1927; all the labelsand refs I could find confirmed composer,some of the labels had the exclamation point,some didn’t. In any case, the copyright isdefinitive:Cornfed ! by Bob Effros and Phil Wall, arr.by Phil Wall; pf. 4to. (c) May 27, 1927; 2 c.Sept. 2; E 673579; Spier & Coslow, inc.,New York.Cornet Chop Suey (Louis Armstrong)Hot Dogs /Victoria Varekamp 1033West End JB 1042Queen City Ragtime Ensemble 1138Down Home JB 1217Paramount JB of Boston 1247Neville Dickie 1341Pam Pameijer’s New Jazz Wizards 1350Odd: Only mention in 1926 copyright catalogis one for mechanical reproduction:Cornet chop suey. © Consolidated musicpub. house, Chicago. Notice rec'd Aug. 7,1926; recorded, v. 7, p. 49.Aha, that’s because the original copyright wasin 1924:Cornet chop suey; pf. jazz fox trot, melodyL.A., of U.S., arr. Lillian Johnson Hardin. © 1c. Jan. 18, 1924; E 580818; LouisArmstrong, Chicago.