I believe all things before 1923 are now in the domain, and I think all these qualify (according to Dave Berger). I'll check with him to find out where he got the list. This was not the whole list - simply the ones he (and I) liked.
Chuck
On Sep 15, 2004, at 4:32 PM, Christopher Smith wrote:
I don't know where you confirmed this list, but I see several Irving Berlin songs, and a few Gershwin songs with lyrics by Ira, so I can't imagine them being in the public domain yet. Ira only died in the mid 80's, and Berlin in the 90's, and both their estates are sharks about rights to their works. Could these songs have slipped through the cracks of their lawyers? (there's a thought for ya!)Chuck Israels
Christopher
On Sep 15, 2004, at 5:34 PM, Chuck Israels wrote:
Here's a list of really good PD songs:_______________________________________________
I occurs to me that other George M. Cohan songs (see "Mary" below) may also be PD by now, and there surely are some good ones in his repertoire.
After You’ve Gone
Alexander’s Ragtime Band
Alice Blue Gown
All The Pretty Little Horses
Avalon
Beale St. Blues
Bill Bailey
Billy Boy
By The Light Of The Silvery Moon
Careless Love
Chinatown, My Chinatown
For Me And My Gal
Frankie And Johnny
Good Man Is Hard To Find, A
High Society
Hindustan
Humoresque
I Ain’t Go Nobody
I Never Knew
I’m Alabamy Bound
In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree
Indian Summer
Indiana
Jada
Jelly Roll Blues
Jingle Bells
Johnson Rag
Little Brown Jug
Londonderry Air
March Of The Toys
Mary
Memphis Blues
Moonlight Bay
My Melancholy Baby
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
Play A Simple Melody
Poor Butterfly
A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody
Rock-a-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie…
Rosalie
Rose Room
Royal Garden Blues
St. Louis Blues
Shine on, Harvest Moon
Sidewalks Of New York
Somebody Stole My Gal
Song Of India
Song Of The Volga Boatmen
Strike Up The Band
Sweet Adeline
Tiger Rag
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
When The Saints Go Marching In
When You Wore A Tulip
Whispering
You Made Me Love You
I'm old enough to have grown up with most of these!
Chuck
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