I've been a mudcatter for about fourteen months. I joined so I would have a reliable reference source for music information for a book I was writing. The book is about the Depression years,-- 1929 to 1941. A lot of music comes out of a depression.

Last week, the manuscript was finished and was put in the hands of the publisher's copyediting department. Immediately, those sharp-witted individuals asked for all the copyright permissions.

Now I have a final question that needs to be resolved before I am finished and I hope someone can help. I need to know who owns the copyrights for BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A DIME? Jay Gurney and E.Y. Harburg, 1932; and DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES. Al Dubin and Joe Burke, 1932. so I can obtain permissions Those are the only two songs I felt compelled to use that are not in the public domain.

.Is there some place where they keep a registry of who owns what?

George MacClanahan