[Dixielandjazz] More on WPA

[John Farrell]

While on this subject, in May 1940 the QRS company released a piano roll of
WPA (catalog number QRS 7233) listing Fats Waller as the artist. In fact it
was not Fats at all but J. Lawrence Cook who had an agreement with Fats to
use his name in the hope of increasing sales.

 Surpringly Fats did not receive any payment on this account but when he
passed away in 1943 the executors of his estate began to demand royalties
from QRS. As roll sales were insufficient to make this a viable proposition,
Cook's use of the Waller name was discontinued.

John Farrell
http://homepages.tesco.net/~stridepiano/midifiles.htm

----- Original Message -----
From: "Anton Crouch" <a.crouch at unsw.edu.au>
To: "DJML" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 7:12 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] More on WPA


>
> Hello all
>
> There are a few blues recordings which refer to the WPA. I have two - WPA
> Blues by Casey Bill Weldon (Feb 1936) and WPA Rag by Big Bill Broonzy (Sep
> 1938). These are/were available on Columbia CDs CK 46217 and CK 46219.
>
> In New South Wales, Australia a "pink slip" is an inspection certificate
> that certifies that a motor vehicle is road-worthy.
>
> All the best
> Anton