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THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
JULY 2,
1921
MTfilrWoRLD OF
CONDUCTED BY V. D. WALSH
CRAWFORD HOME FROM VACATION
COURT DENIES INJUNCTION
Preparing an Active Campaign on the Berlin
Number, "Once in a Blue Moon."
Perry Bradford, Author of "Crazy Blues," Not
to Be Denied the Right of Publishing
Robert Crawford, sales manager of Irving Ber-
lin, -Inc., returned to his desk early this week
following a short vacation. Mr. Crawford im-
mediately inaugurated plans to exploit the new
A temporary injunction applied for by Fred-
erick V. Bowers, Inc., restraining Perry Brad-
ford, the colored songwriter and publisher, from
publishing and selling the song, "Crazy Blues,"
and also asking that various mechanical record-
ing companies be restrained from paying Brad-
ford royalties on the song, was denied last week
by Justice Learned Hand in the United States
District Court.
By the order of the court, Perry Bradford
must file a bond to secure the plaintiff in case of
any judgment entered when the case comes to
trial, and the plaintiff. Bowers, must also file a
bond to protect Bradford for any premiums he
must pay the surety company on the $4,000 bond.
The case is the outcome of Bowers alleging
that Bradford's "Crazy Blues" is an infringement
on the song entitled "Broken-Hearted Blues,"
which Bradford sold to Bowers in 1918. Bow-
ers, however, neglected to have "Broken-Hearted
Blues" copyrighted. Bradford, on the other hand,
however, has the "Crazy Blues" copyrighted.
There are numerous members of the trade
anxious to have the case fought to a final deci-
sion in the courts so as to establish the status
of a publisher who does not copyright a song
upon its original publication.
PLEAD NOT GUILTY
Robert Crawford
Berlin number, "Once in a Blue Moon," which
the company recently purchased from the Ken-
dis-Brockman Music Co. This, together with
the song, "When the Sun Goes Down," pur-
chased from a Chicago publishing house, will be
featured by the Berlin organization during the
Summer and the early Fall seasons.
GOOD DEMAND IN BALTIMORE
Mrs. George W. Setchell, the well-known Bal-
timore music dealer, was a visitor in New York
the early part of last week. Mrs. Setchell stated
that the demand for sheet music in Baltimore
was holding up well during the hot period.
Max Dreyfus, of Harms, Inc., left early this
month for Europe, where he will spend some
time visiting England and France and several
other countries.
SONGS THAT SELL
My Mammy
Rosle
(Make It Rosy for Me)
Home Again Blues
I Like It
I Wonder Where
My Sweet, Sweet Daddy's Gone
D r o w s y Head
Who'll Dry Your Tears
'Sippy Shore
The Last Little Mile
Oh, My Sweet Hortense
S o m e o n e Else
The P a s s i o n F l o w e r
Beautiful Faces
Boston Music Men Enter Plea in Copyright Case
—Trial Delayed
Irving Berlin's Latest
Overnight Hit
As announced in these columns last week,
Chas. H. McGlue, head of the New England
Music Co., of Boston, Mass., and Augustus H.
Sullivan, of Worcester, Mass., were indicted by
a Federal Grand Jury of Boston in which it was
charged they infringed the copyright of the
Sherman, Clay & Co. song, ".Whispering," and
the Harms, Inc., number, "Humming," and the
Waterson, Berlin & Snyder success, "Bright
Eyes."
Since that time the defendants in the case have
pleaded not guilty before Judge Morton in the
United States District Court, Boston, Mass. It
is understood that there will be no immediate
trial, as the vacation rules of the court designate
that all cases be postponed until Fall.
All by Myself
Frank Wright, formerly associated with G.
Schirmer, Inc., was recently appointed Eastern
sales manager for Maurice Richmond, Tnc.
IRVING BERLIN, Inc.
1587 Broadway, New York
HAS GOOD TRIP THROUGH SOUTH
I'erry Ward, traveling representative of the
Riviera Music Co., Chicago, 111., lias just re-
turned to that city after a ten weeks' trip
through Southern territory. Mr. Ward states it
was the best selling trip he ever made and that
he found the demands for the Riviera numbers
"Sweet Southern Dream" and "Karma" quite
active. He also stated that seemingly the ma-
jority of the Southern dealers were in favor of a
reduction in the retail price of popular prints.
\USINESS is good with the dealer who carries stock that is called for
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