![]() Patton was a member of the Army during World War II. Burial will be in West Park Cemetery by Gililland-Watson Funeral Home. Tuesday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. It ain't nobody's business if I do.HEREFORD - W.H. Often times the ones that talk will get down on their knees, After all the way to do is do just as you please, But I'm gonna do just as I want to anyway, There ain't nothin' I can do, nor nothin' I can say, Covered by: Bessie Smith (1923), Sam Cooke, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Ardis, Diana Ross, Otis Spann, Hank Williams Jr., Freddie King, Frank Stokes, Mississippi John Hurt, Eric Clapton, Otis Spann, Susan Tedeschi, Taj Mahal, Wingnut Dishwasher’s Union, Willie Nelson.Also known as: ‘T Ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do.First recorded: 1922 (Anna Meyer with the Original Memphis Five).Author: Porter Grainger (1891 – 1955) and Everett Robbins in 1920.Covered by: Sonny Boy Williamson (not sure).First recorded: 1929 (Blind Joe Reynolds) (not sure).Author: Henry McCurdy (w), Gordon Saunders (m) in 1920.PD status: USA: PD, EU: PD due to the rule of the shorter term (not sure).Covered by: Howlin’ Wolf, Johnny Winter, Ry Cooder, Eric Clapton and many othersĬhords (lyrics are still under copyright!).Also known as: Fourty-Four, Number 44 Blues, Vicksburg Blues.First recorded: 1929 by Roosevelt Sykes.Author: unkown around 1920, words 1929 by Roosevelt Sykes (1906 – 1983).PD status: USA: PD, EU: PD (music only, words are not PD in USA and EU).Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out.Copyright Term Extension Act (US copyright).Long list of all known Blues compositions from 1912 to the end of 1920.IMSLP – International Music Score Library Project.MidNiteSun – collection of Jazz n Blue classics.List of pre-1920 jazz standards from Wikipedia, including some Blues.Unkown: maybe not PD, not sure about, use with caution Some songs are also available on Wikimedia and at. To get an idea of the song, you might try a YouTube search, most songs can be found in different versions there. Please note that – although this list is made with great efforts to include most accurate information – I can not guarantee that all songs listed here are public domain in your country! If you plan a commercial or public use always check using the copyright laws of your country. Unfortunately there are not many, but you can also convert old folk songs into a Blues version, still using the original lyrics. If you want to be on the save side, use Blues traditionals. A searchable database (although not official – no warranty) for US copyright is available at. Sometimes the music is public domain, but the lyrics are not. Looks like whenever something popular (= money making) is going to get public domain a new law is created. Just search the ‘net for Robert Johnson copyright and you’ll find that some of his work is still under copyright while other parts aren’t. The situation in the USA is so complicated that it’s hard to understand. But the Rule of the shorter term makes them ( as far as I know!) PD in the states of the European Union. Memphis Blues), but they are normally not public domain in the European Union before 2028 (1958 + 70). Handy (1873 – 1958) are public domain in the USA because they were published before 1922 (e.g. Canada, China, Japan, Korea: the author died 50 years agoĮxamples: The work of Robert Johnson (1911 – 1938) is public domain in the European Union because Johnson died more than 70 years ago, but not in the USA, because his recordings were published after 1922.European Union: the author died 70 years ago.Copyright laws differ from country to country, and the Internet doesn’t make it easier. ![]() The most interesting but also most complicated case. Please note: there are different CC licenses and they are not equivalent to public domain. A newer variation is the use of one of the Creative Commons licenses. Sometimes the author puts his song into public domain by himself. The author(s) have put it into public domain.James Infirmary Blues is a well known example. The songs were transmitted orally and performed by custom over many years. But when is a song free of any copyright? There are usually three possibilities:įor most Blues traditionals the author is simply unknown. That means, it can be used freely by anyone, can be modified and used in any way. In short, a public domain song is a song that is not protected by any copyright.
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