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Song written by Tony Jackson

"Pretty Baby" is a song written by Tony Jackson during the Ragtime era.

The song was remembered as being prominent in Jackson's repertory before he left New Orleans in 1912, but was not published until 1916.

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The background as to how the song came to be published has been confused over the years. However, it appears that composer Egbert Van Alstyne and lyricist Gus Kahn were writing partners. Whilst Van Alstyne was Chicago manager of music publishers Jerome H.

Remick & Company, they heard Tony Jackson singing the song one evening at a Chicago nightspot. Van Alstyne and Kahn liked the melody, but felt the lyrics were unsuitable for mass consumption. This resulted in Jackson being paid $250 for the rights to the tune, and Kahn re-writing the lyrics, with Van Alstyne adding a verse, which he took from one of his earlier unsuccessful songs.^[1] Jackson's name was included on the sheet music.

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