[Dixielandjazz] Lyricist for 1920 "Whispering"

[Dick Baker]

Bruce Strangeland wrote:
>Does anyone know who wrote the lyrics for the 1920 tune "Whispering".

This is one Bill Haesler and I researched for the Stomp Off index.

Schonberger & Schonberger: The original publication and copyright was 
in 1920, published by Sherman, Clay in San Francisco (your first link 
below).  Music John, lyrics Malvin.

Schonberger, Coburn & Rose:  In 1944, the song was used in the film 
"Greenwich Village," and, as often is the case, the lyrics were 
massaged to suit the film by Coburn & Rose.  That version was 
published by Miller Music and is the one you'll find in your second 
link.  What's confusing is that the later edition still says 
"copyright 1920," but it also says "revised edition," and you know it 
came in or after 1944 because it touts that film.  But a lot of 
Malvin's lyrics survived, so it's a bit unfair that his name was 
dropped from the revised edition.


>I have found sheet music on the Internet with different lyricists.
>
>1. Whispering, music by John Schonberger, lyrics by Malvin Schonberger
>is in the Indiana University music collection:
>
>http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/metsnav/inharmony/navigate.do?oid=http://fedora.dlib.indiana.edu/fedora/get/iudl:329076/METADATA&pn=3&size=screen
>
>
>
>2. Whispering, music and lyrics by John Schonberger, Richard Coburn &
>Vincent Rose
>is also in the Indiana University music collection:
>
>http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/metsnav/inharmony/navigate.do?oid=http://fedora.dlib.indiana.edu/fedora/get/iudl:331048/METADATA&pn=2&size=screen
>
>Thanks,
>Bruce Stangeland
>Berkeley banjoist



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