[78-L] Questions re airplay of old recordings on radio redux

[Malcolm Rockwell]

Oh, hell, let's try that again...
"Charleston" was written by pianist James P. Johnson & lyricist Cecil 
Mack for the stage play "Running Wild" which opened on Broadway on 
October 29, 1923 and ran for 213 performances. Without digging any 
further I surmise it was probably composed that same year. What I find 
interesting is that Johnson was already recording by that time but I 
could find no instance of his recording the tune under his own name.
But I could swear I've heard him do it as a piano solo, possibly on a 
1960s 33rpm album of  recordings made in the late 40s.
That's just a guess, I could be misremembering.
Malcolm

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Malcolm Rockwell wrote:
> Ken "Silver Showcase" wrote:
>> martha wrote:
>>  
>>> Even a recent MAD MEN episode had a dance band playing an "almost 
>>> but not quite" fake of Charleston, although "Old Kentucky Home" was 
>>> okay.  Can it be too expensive, or is there another reason?
>>>       
>>
>> Well, most every decision in show biz revolves around money.  "My Old 
>> Kentucky Home" is in the public domain.  If the Charleston was 
>> written in 1923 or later its possibly still under copyright.
>>
>> -- Ken
>>
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> The Charlseton was written by the pianist James P. Johnson & lyricist 
> Cecil Mack for thr stage play "Running Wild" which opened on Broadway 
> on October 29, 1923 and ran for 213 performances. Without digging 
> further I surmise it was probably composed that same year.
> Malcolm
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