Talk:Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy

Requested move[edit]

The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

No consensus to move. Vegaswikian (talk) 21:21, 2 February 2012 (UTC) Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy → Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy[reply]

The song is most commonly called Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy so that should be the name of the article. Llama's Koala (talk) 18:57, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Google finds twice as many hits for the version with Chattanoogie. Probably worth looking for references to settle this point, e.g. sheet music or books from the period. EdJohnston (talk) 05:35, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose. Looks like the current title is the common name to me. I get 7080 gbooks results for "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" compared to 3750 for "Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy". Jenks24 (talk) 05:42, 27 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Who really wrote Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy?[edit]

According to Michael Kosser of American Songwriter magazine the real author of 'Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy' is Fred Rose. The song was published by Acuff-Rose and Fred Rose gave his songwriting credit to Harry Stone. Harry Stone, in turn, shared his half of the songwriting credit with Jack Stapp. I would have liked Michael Kosser to have sited his sources but unfortunately he passed away in 2011. BTW, Jack Stapp and Lew Cowan established Tree Publishing Company in 1951 and eventually it over-took Acuff-Rose as a publishing power (in Nashville) to be reckoned with. Eventually, Sony/ATV bought Tree. If you would like to see Michael Kosser's article where he shares this information please use the following link: http://www.americansongwriter.com/2006/09/sonyatv-music-nashville-a-grand-publishing-tradition/ - I don't know about you but I feel the true author(s) should always be given proper credit - otherwise, as an audiophile I feel defrauded. 184.76.56.97 (talk) 06:34, 12 August 2015 (UTC)JSJR 08112015[reply]