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My Greatest Mistake
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Wikipedia article
"'My Greatest Mistake'" is a popular song written in 1940 by Jack Fulton and Jack "Bones" O'Brien.
Comments
The original piano and vocal score is in E major. The song was Jack Fulton's first hit. Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., of New York was the publisher. J. R. Lafleur & Son, Ltd. (Boosey & Hawkes), of London was the sole selling agent for the British Empire, except Canada, Newfoundland, and Australia. J. Albert & Son of Sydney was the selling agent for Australia.
ASCAP boycott
"My Greatest Mistake" was one of some 1,250,000 songs under an ASCAP license. In 1940, ASCAP attempted to double its fees to broadcasters for the airing of licensed songs. For ten months January 1, 1941, to October 29, 1941 radio broadcasters, namely NBC and CBS, banned all music licensed by ASCAP. Given the timing of the launch of "My Greatest Mistake," the ASCAP boycott, according to O'Brien, stunted the momentum of the song's rise in popularity for 13 recordings that were released before the boycott.Selected discography
Pre-ASCAP ban
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|Larry Clinton's Bluebird Orchestra
|Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra
|Frankie Masters
|Duke Ellington
|Harry Roy
|London Piano-Accordion Band
|Harry James
Dick Haymes (vocalist on all three recordings)
|Dick Todd
|Dick Robertson
}}
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|The Ink Spots
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Post-ASCAP ban
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|The Ink Spots
|Willard McDaniel
|'Ben Webster'With the Ralph Burns Orchestra'
|Daniel Romano
From the album:'Workin' For The Music Man' (2012)
}}
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*Publisher plates
* H. 15250Arrangements
* Arrangement by Charles E. Hathaway, Jr. (19011966)[http://www.esm.rochester.edu/ensembles/files/Microsoft-Word-George-Manning-Swing-Band-Collection.pdf George Manning Swing Band Collection]
Box 5/55; No. 353 A, page 13, year 1940
Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester
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Category:1940 songs
Category:American songs
Category:Pop ballads
Category:1940s jazz standards
Category:Pop standards
Category:Jazz compositions in E-flat major
Category:Songs written by Jack Fulton
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