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Thread #107523 Message #2229525
Posted By: Rabbi-Sol
06-Jan-08 - 12:13 AM
Thread Name: Chock Full Of Nuts Commercial Song
Subject: RE: Chock Full Of Nuts Commercial Song
In the early 1940s and 1950s there were other songs written with Rockefeller's name.
In "The Sunny Side Of The Street" one line said "I'd be rich as Rockefeller"
In Irving Berlin's "Let's Have Another Cup Of Coffee" one line said, "Even John D. Rockefeller is looking for that silver lining".
Did those composers have to pay royalties to the Rockefeller family or did they face legal action?
Was Chock Full Of Nuts different because it was a commercial enteprise?