The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #2573   Message #10795
Posted By: Tim Jaques tjaques@netcom.ca
19-Aug-97 - 06:47 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen/Had?
Subject: RE: Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen/Had?
So the guy from 1942 changes a couple of words to a spiritual dating from the 1870's and then claims to have written it? And copyrights it? There's cheek.

Armstrong's version, BTW, was recorded in 1957. I hope Louis didn't pay this Frances fellow any royalties.