[78-L] Phil Harris/Andy Razaf

[Taylor Bowie]

Or maybe "leased" it,  and the rights eventually reverted back to the Razaf 
estate?

Some interesting guesses here...does anyone have a record which contains a 
later version (Asleep At The Wheel,  etc.) so they could check the composer 
credit there?

Taylor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 2:08 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Phil Harris/Andy Razaf


> Is it possible that he bought the song from Razaf?
>
> dl
>
> Royal Pemberton wrote:
>> Credited to Phil Harris on the RCA Victor.
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 3:33 PM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Make that *3* versions where Philsy takes sole credit..originally 
>>> recorded
>>> for
>>> Vocalion (3583) in 1937, titled "The Groove Song (That's What I Like 
>>> About
>>> the
>>> South)". Then ARA RM 104 in 1945, then Victor (which version I don't 
>>> have
>>> handy
>>> to check).
>>>
>>> dl
>>>
>>> Taylor Bowie wrote:
>>>> Ken wrote about That's What I Like About The South:
>>>>
>>>>> Perhaps he [Harris] did contribute something to the lyrics or music. 
>>>>> Or
>>>>> maybe
>>>>> his celebrity status was seen as a way to boost sales.  I've read that
>>>>> some question the legitimacy of Al Jolson's composer credit on some
>>>>> songs suggesting that he forced his way in because of his celebrity
>>>>> status.
>>>>>
>>>>> -- Ken
>>>>
>>>> There seem to be plenty of cases where a bandleader,  promoter, star,
>>>  etc.
>>>> was able to add his name to song credits (Ben Bernie,  Abe Lyman, 
>>>> Irving
>>>> Mills,  etc.) but I've never seen a case where the credit actually 
>>>> seems
>>> to
>>>> change...the labels on the two Phil Harris records give "Harris" as the
>>> only
>>>> song writing credit.  But  I can't find any current reference on line
>>> which
>>>> gives Harris any credit at all (earned or otherwise) .
>>>>
>>>> I know the tune was covered by other bands,  including Bob Wills.  I'd 
>>>> be
>>>> curious as to the composer credit on some of those other records,  esp.
>>>  the
>>>> earlier ones.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Taylor
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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