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Rec. Moten 6/12/27, Victor 21199--and thatlabel does indeed have a hyphen and a Statonas co-composer—in fact, his name is listed infront of Moten! But the very detailed VictorProject seems to be in the same boat we are:“Unverified composer information: Staton;Moten. Composer information source: Disclabel.”Seems to me that the hyphen is optional, andnormally I’d say we’re obligated to include acocomposer listed on the original recording,but (a) we don’t know who Staton is and (b)we do have the copyright entry without him tofall back on. Also, there’s this telling note fromDave Robinson: “none of my four books onKansas City jazz mentions a Staton.”Dip Your Brush in the Sunshine(and Keep On Painting Away)(J. C. Johnson–Andy Razaf)Jimmy Mazzy & Eli Newberger CD 1109Paramount JB of Boston 1340Rec. Ted Lewis 4/13/31 as “Dip Your Brush inthe Sunshine (and Keep On Painting Away),”Columbia 2467-D, 38843; Decatur 504.Snooks and His Memphis Ramblers/Stompers,5/21/31, Victor 22720. Confirmed subtitle onLewis Columbia 2467-D--AND on MemphisRambler Victor 22720.Aha, copyright agrees with Lewis:Dip your brush in the sunshine, and keep onpainting away; fox-trot, words by AndyRazaf, music by J. C. Johnson. © May 11,1931; 2 c. May 12; E pub. 22938; Joe Davis,inc., New York.Dipper Mouth Blues (Joe Oliver)(see also Sugar Foot Stomp)Peruna Jazzmen 1003Hal Smith’s Creole Sunshine Orch 1078Chicago Rhythm 1164Golden Eagle JB 1192Chris Tyle’s NO Rover Boys 1235Chris Tyle’s Silver Leaf JB 1298Neville Dickie 1309Yerba Buena Stompers 1381