[78-L] Phil Harris/Andy Razaf

[Cary Ginell]

I believe I have several. Will check them when I get home.

 

Cary Ginell
 
> From: bowiebks at isomedia.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:16:13 -0800
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Phil Harris/Andy Razaf
> 
> 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>
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> 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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