[78-L] Who is the artist on these early Columbia's

[bruce78rpm at comcast.net]

yes, interesting "Ain't dat a shame" 1901, and Bill Bailey, I believe was 1901. So I am still looking for confirmation as to who did this 1901 version on Columbia, and I suspect it is Bob Roberts, but I am not positive. Wonderful turn of the Century ragtime classic with sort of an early blues quality to it. 
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From: "Bud Black" <banjobud at cfl.rr.com> 
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Silas Leachman recorded "Ain't Dat A Shame" in 1901, but (IIRC)it was on the 
Monarch label. Incidentally, this song was a precursor to "Bill Bailey." 
This is one of those rare cases where the "answer" song became more famous 
than the original. 

Bud 

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From: bruce78rpm at comcast.net 
Date: 8/8/2009 1:39:32 PM 
To: 78-L 
Cc: Phonolist; Phono-L 
Subject: [78-L] Who is the artist on these early Columbia's 

I just picked up a couple of really nice early silver & black 10" Columbia 
Ragtime Comedy songs with piano and vocal. Here are the numbers and titles: 
Ain't Dat a Shame" Baritone Solo No. 378 and "Every Morn I bring her Chicken 
" Baritone Solo No. 1448. "Ain't Dat a Shame" (a ragtime number sounding 
alot like a take off on "Won't you come home Bill Bailey) could be Bob 
Roberts, but I am not totally certain, while the "Chicken" song sounds a 
good deal like Dan W. Quinn, but again I would like to be sure as to who the 
artist is. Thanks in advance for your help. According to Steve's dating book 
378 would be 1901 and 1448 would be 1903. 

Bruce 
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