Talk:Just Because (Nelstone's Hawaiians song)

Version by Nelstone's Hawaiians
It seems this song was recorded by Nelstone's Hawaiians in 1929, released on Victor 40273. See. Several CD reissues of early country music also give a date of 1929 for this recording. 213.122.3.198 (talk) 11:58, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Copyright problem removed
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At least 4 songs with same title
There are several songs called "Just Because" -- in addition to the song discussed on this page, and the Jane's Addiction song, there is a song written and performed by Lloyd Price (it was covered by John Lennon in 1975), and at least one other song with the same title, but written by Michael O'Hara, Sam McKinney, and Alex Brown (sung by Anita Baker). Maybe the disambiguation page needs to be expanded to include these other songs.

http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdVPE.asp?ppn=MN0056673

http://www.history-of-rock.com/price.htm

http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdVPE.asp?ppn=MN0042633

This article does not mention the author(s) of the song it discusses. Are the authors Bob Shelton, Joe Shelton, and Sid Robin? The following page says they are, and that the song was published in 1941:

http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/inharmony/detail.do?action=detail&fullItemID=/lilly/devincent/LL-SDV-039046&queryNumber=2

But there's another page that credits the song to Jason Edmonds and Joey Elias:

http://lyrics.filestube.com/song/38b2b211581e883603e9,en,Just-Because.html

I just found a YouTube video that shows a 1941 re-issue of a 1935 recording of "Just Because," performed by the Shelton Brothers. Another YouTube video has the song as recorded by Nelstone's Hawaiians. (This is just speculation on my part, but is it possible that the Sheltons took an existing melody and added their own lyrics, then had that copyrighted? Many blues singers have done this.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-47z3RQRQ1w&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv5v9xafkHI

RhCordoba (talk) 03:06, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Shaky facts with little or no proof
"Just Because" is a song written by Joe Shelton, Sydney Robin and Bob Shelton and originally recorded by Nelstone's Hawaiians (Hubert Nelson and James D. Touchstone) in 1929 and later recorded by The Shelton Brothers in 1933. Some sources say that Sydney Robin wrote the song alone and the Sheltons added their name when they recorded it.

COPYRIGHTS

1930 https://archive.org/details/catalogofcopyrig253libr

Just because;  words  and  melody  by Nelson-Touchstone. © 1  c.  July  1, 1930 ;  E  unp. 24336 ; Southern  music

pub. co., inc.,  New  York. 19274

1936 https://archive.org/details/catalogofcopyrig313libr

Just because; w Bob and Joe Attlesey, m Leon Chappalear; pf. treble.

© 1 c. Mar. 19, 1936; E unp. 121332; State street music pub. co., Chicago. 7610

Answer (The)  to  just  because;  w  Bob and Joe Attlesey, m Leon Chappalear; pf. treble.

© 1  c.  Mar. 19, 1936; E unp, 121333; State street music pub. co., Chicago. 6336

Please help me re Sydney Robin. Why is he named as a writer when he appears nowhere on the legal documentation?

Thanks Dave Tillywilly17 (talk) 23:07, 8 January 2022 (UTC)