Is It A Waltz, a Ballad or A Polka?

Hi Randy,  it's likely that Matthew Caulfield and I were using
similar reference sources, and that's why we said "Just A Memory"
was a waltz.

Are all of your (3) arrangements _not_ waltzes?  Do any of your
rolls show composers other than DeSylva, Brown & Henderson?

I may have been a bit hasty calling it a 'waltz'.  My Lissauer
source says it's a ballad.  My Shapiro-Pollock doesn't classify
it.  The QRS Rollography (Billings) says it's a waltz, but Bill
Bonner's information (which Bob and Ginny drew on for their
invaluable Rollography) says it's a ballad.  The QRS supplement
of February 1928 categorizes it as a 'waltz'.

To add to the puzzle (I missed it on my first hasty glance) the
Billings Rollography lists _two_ rolls with the same title: 4063
played by Victor Arden (issued 1027) and 4134 played by Harold
Wansborough.  Composer credit on each roll is DeSylva and each is
described as a waltz.  4134 might be an erroneous listing, although
Bonner lists it the same way, and as a waltz.  The February, 1928,
QRS supplemental catalog also lists 4134, and as a waltz!

The only way to resolve this earth-shaking issue is for an MMD
correspondent who has either or both QRS rolls to listen and report
back to us.  Can someone help?

Ed Sprankle
Oakland, California