[Dixielandjazz] Quick reference tune list of 20 Songs in Public Domain

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

The interesting thing about this Steve is that 99% of the Tune Sleuths 
that they send out would not recognize one of these songs if their life 
depended upon it, they are too young to have ever heard any of them.   
And if they had one that could recognize them he would be in a a wheel 
chair with three assistants and two oxygen tanks.  :))

And for Bro. Ray,  Look over your shoulder and better gas up that 
broomstick.

It's folks like you Ray that keep these thieving bastards in business, 
and the only ones getting paid are the administrators, the authors and 
composers of 99% of OKOM are long dead and gone.  So the Administrators 
are laughing all the way to the bank and the bar at your expense mate.  
  But that's OK if it makes you feel good to give them any money go for 
it.  More Power to ya.  Better you than me.

Cheers,

Tom

-----Original Message-----
From: barbonestreet at earthlink.net
To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Sent: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 8:16 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Quick reference tune list of 20 Songs in 
Public Domain

    Bob Ringwald asked about public domain tunes that you might list 
when faced
with the money grubbers from ASCAP, BMI and/or SESAC. And Ray Osnato 
pays a
$35 ASCAP fee for more current tunes. Below is my quick 20 PD list:

1840    Frankie & Johnny Were Lovers
1902    Bill Bailey
1903    Ida
1909    Memphis Blues
1909    Some Of These Days
1910    That's Why They Call Me Shine
1911    Waiting For The Robert E. Lee
1911    Alexander's Ragtime Band
1912    All The Things You Are
1914    St Louis Blues
1914    Yellow Dog Blues
1915    Jelly Roll Blues
1917    At The Jazz Band Ball
1917    Back Home Again In Indiana
1917    Rose Room
1917    Original Dixieland One Step
1917    Darktown Strutters Ball
1917    Tiger Rag
1918    After You've Gone
1919    Royal Garden Blues

Others include: My Honey's Lovin Arms, China Boy, Chinatown My 
Chinatown,
Sensation Rag, Take Me Out To The Ball Game, Dallas Blues, Peg O' My 
Heart,
Ballin The Jack, I Ain't Got Nobody, Pretty Baby, Poor Butterfly 
(beautiful
verse), Livery Stable Blues, Hindustan, Ja Da, Dardanella, Mandy, 
Avalon,
Whispering, Purple Rose of Cairo, Loveless Love, Wang Wang Blues, 
There'll
Be Some Changes Made, Wabash Blues, The Sheik of Araby, Chicago, Runnin
Wild, My Buddy, Limehouse Blues + many, many more.

All 1922 or prior and in public domain for whenever the Tune Nazis are 
out
and about. I do over 100 concerts a year with over 200 people in 
attendance,
some with 5000 in the audience and so Ray's $35 fee would become $3500 
to
$5000 a year. That's a lot of money for a scam. And if you've licensed 
songs
for a CD, it's approximately $80 per song, 3 minutes or less, so if 
Billy
Joel paid $500 for a multi thousand audience, the rest of us get screwed
licensing 15 songs for a 1000 CD run. (Costs over $1200 for the license)

And what to do if playing for free? Pay a license fee? I don't think so.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone





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