I've recently purchased an Atlas piano roll.  The label lists
the product number as 4071 and song as "Bye Bye Blues Fox Trot".  
The pianist is listed as "Roy Goodyear", and below that is
"Copyright 1920 I. Berlin".

I've been trying to do some research on the roll, and I've discovered
1930 is the common date given for copyright of "Bye Bye Blues", though
some list it as 1925; nowhere is 1920 listed.  Is it likely the roll
lists this incorrectly, or does this mean the song is older than these
sites list?

As Atlas didn't start publishing rolls until 1925, I'm guessing that
the 1920 does indeed refer to the song copyright and not the roll
publication date.  Any information you could give on the roll would
be appreciated.

Laura Cushing
L@labarc.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]

 [ The first recording of the song seems to be in 1925, by the composers;
 [ ref. http://www.redhotjazz.com/hamm.html :
 [   Bye Bye Blues  (Fred Hamm / David Bennett)
 [   5-1-1925 Camden, New Jersey / Victor 19662-B
 [
 [ Irving Berlin apparently purchased the song, or obtained a new
 [ copyright, when the song was recorded by other orchestras and
 [ became a hit in 1930.  Atlas number 4071 is probably from 1930.
 [ See http://www.mmdigest.com/Gallery/MMMedia/atlas.html 
 [
 [ -- Robbie