Defendants: The Richmond Organization and Ludlow Music:
http://www.mpa.org/music-publisher/3420

Quite a list. I wonder how many mudcatters would still have heard some of the songs or artists if it hadn't been for good ol' Howie Richmond..

"Mr. Richmond's hit-making prowess, noteworthy by any standard, was all the more remarkable in that he was laboring under a singular disadvantage. By his own cheerful admission, he was utterly tone-deaf."