[Dixielandjazz] Lyricist for 1920 "Whispering"

[Bruce Stangeland]

Thanks to Dick Baker and John McClernan for their analyses of "Whispering".
I think I'll keep the John/Malvin 1920 version for my collection.

Happy New Year,
Bruce

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Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 12:50:05 -0800
From: Dick Baker<djml at dickbaker.org>
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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