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Why Bring That Up? Internet Movie Data Basesays title is “Do I Know What I’m Doing WhileI’m in Love” (no ?, same as copyright andlabel.)Amazingly, I couldn’t find this title (or any of itssisters above) in all the big online musicdatabases. So we have both the copyrightand the source movie credit agreeing on theextended title without a question mark. TheWaters 78 record had no extended title(perhaps because that label was so bloodycrowded with other info), and it too agreed onno question mark.Do It Baby (Clarence Williams) (seealso The Shim Sham Shimmy Dance)Helm–Leigh Jazz & Blues Review 1331[Before 12/13, the two titles were combined.]1186 Rusty Taylor was “Shim Sham Shimmy(Dance),” Spencer Williams-Andy Razaf; 1325Des Plantes & 1366 Dickie were ”Shim ShamShimmy Dance,” Clarence Williams-AR; 1331Helm-Leigh was “Do It, Baby,” CW-AR.Looks like I switched from Spencer toClarence without making any special note of it.(And note that there’s also a Shim ShamShimmy by J. Russel Robinson/FrankGoodman-Frank Montgomery, 1933; but it’sdefinitely a different tune.)1/15/01, later updated in 2013 review, basedon sheet music found in Cl. Williams files inMRR and the various recordings.In 1928 Williams copyrighted it with just leadsheet and lyrics, which repeatedly exhortedthe gal to “Do it, baby”; no mention of words“shim sham shimmy.” (The typed lyric sheet,by the way, says “By Clarence Williams,” nomentioned of Andy Razaf.)The copyright as entered in the booksconfirms this:Do it baby; words and music by C. Williams.[Words and melody only] © 1 c. Aug. 18,1928; E 699078; Clarence Williams musicpub. co., inc., New York.He recorded it for Columbia twice under thistitle in Nov-Dec 1928, as CW’s Jazz Kings, butboth takes were rejected. But the recording ofit by Katherine Henderson, backed by CWaho, in November 1928 was released on QRSR-7041 and Paramount 12840. Neither labelhad composer credits. She sings the verse,then the first chorus twice. (2nd chorus isignored.)Note that neither the handwritten lead sheet,nor the copyright reg., nor either of the K.Henderson labels has a comma in the title.Rust made that part up.Then, in 1933, Williams published it as TheShim Sham Shimmy Dance (note the The),m/Spencer Williams, w/Andy Razaf. The lyricis identical, except in every place but two.Main difference is that the exhortation to “Do itbaby” is replaced with the phrase “shim shamshimmy” (same syllabic pattern). Also minorchanges in last two lines of chorus.Copyright in books for this version isShim (The) sham shimmy dance; w AndyRazaf, m Clarence Williams; with ukulele arr.© July 1, 1933; E pub. 37176; ClarenceWilliams music pub. co., inc.He recorded it as CW Jug Band, with EvaTaylor on vocal, 8/7/33. Again, the Columbia2806-D label agrees: “The Shim ShamShimmy Dance,” by Williams-Razaf. Taylorsings just the chorus, which now has “shimsham shimmy” instead of “do it baby.”What do we have? Rusty Taylor and Ted desPlantes sing Shim Sham Shimmy, but CarolLeigh sings Do It Baby! Neville Dickie, wisely,doesn’t sing anything.This is a hell of a difficult pick. Same melodyand just a few words difference in lyrics. BUTthree of those changed words provide thetitles of the two versions. Moreover, they werecopyrighted separately, with differentcomposer credits), and they were recorded atthe time under both versions. As alike as theyare, we must treat them as different songs.Do Me a Favor (Jack Lawrence–Peter Tinturin)Neville Dickie 1397Do me a favor ; w Jack Lawrence, m PeterTinturin, pf. arr. R. H. Noeltner; with ukulelearr. 1934; E pub. 41094; © Mar. 12, Keitmusic corp.Do Something (Bud Green–Sam H. Stept)Dry Throat Fellows 1226Kustbandet 1294San Francisco Starlight Orchestra 1296Paramount JB of Boston 1340Blanche Calloway, 4/4/29, Edison 52570,14024.McKinney’s Cotton Pickers, 4/9/29, Victor V-38051.Sam Lanin aho, 4/26/29, Cameo 9158*;Lincoln 3185*; Pathe Aktuelle 36990**;Perfect 15171**; Romeo 960*; Banner 6388;Domino 4337; Regal 8783 (*as BroadwayBroadcasters; **as Tuxedo Dance Orch)The Sunshine Boys, 5/6/29, Columbia 1834-D,5524.Carolina Club orch, 7/1/29, OKeh 41277;Odeon A-189261, A-189263.Plus several Brit. recordings.Copyright:Do something; from Syncopation, wordsand music by Bud Green and Sam H.Stept.© Mar. 19. 1929; 2 c. Mar. 19; E pub.4355; Green & Stept, inc., New York.Do What Ory Say (Kid Ory)Hal Smith’s Creole Sunshine Orch 1078Delta <strong>Stomp</strong>ers 1426So we ended up with Do What Ory Say byOry, Gate Mouth by Lil, Get It Right byTraditional.2013 review: Well, see this:Rec. Kid Ory’s Creole JB in LA August 1945,Crescent 5--and credit on label says C.Williams. Label can be seen and song heardathttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b77npOKfUsIThere’s no copyright for “Do What Ory Say” inthe books for 1945-46.But see what Australian researcher Bill Haeslerwrote on the DJML list in 2003:Further to our discussion regarding thesong "Do What Ory Say":Geoff Bull told to me at lunch last Tuesdaythat the tune is in fact “Mama’s Baby Boy,”which was recorded by a Johnny Wiggs/Raymond Burke group.Armed with this information, I was able toestablish that “Mama’s Baby Boy” wascomposed in 1917 by John A St Cyr andArmand J Piron and published by the Pironand Clarence Williams partnership at thetime.[Editor’s note: Actually the copyright entry forthe song has two mm’s:Mamma’s baby boy; a jazz song, words andmusic by John A. St. Cyr, and Armand J.Piron. of U.S., arr. by F. Ahaynon. © May 4,1917; 2 c. May 7, 1917 E 404920; Williams &Piron music pub. co., New Orleans.The sheet music (see note at Mamma’s BabyBoy in this index) confirms all this.According to Rust, Earl Fuller’s band recordedit 2/27/18 for Victor, but it was rejected. TheVictor Project confirms this, and that thecomposers were Piron and St. Cyr.]But is it really the same tune?The Wiggs/Burke side was recorded on 7Oct 1952 by Ray Burke and His New

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