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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_to_Lose
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Claim
composed 1943 by Ted Daffan
Correction
Ted Daffan's "Born to Lose" predates 1943: it was recorded in 1942, and 1943 refers to publication/release, not composition.
Full reasoning
The page says Ted Daffan's song was "composed 1943", but the evidence shows the song already existed in 1942.
- A country-music anthology's liner notes identify Ted Daffan's Texans' recording of "Born To Lose" as "Recorded February 20, 1942, in Hollywood. Originally released on Okeh 06706." That means the song had already been written and recorded before 1943.
- A University of Maine sheet-music record for "Born To Lose" by Frankie Brown (Ted Daffan's pen name) lists Publication Date: 1943. That supports 1943 as the year of publication/copyright filing of the sheet music, not the year the song was composed.
So the specific date claim is off: 1943 was the publication year, while the song itself was already recorded in 1942.
2 sources
- Liner notes PDF (includes Ted Daffan's "Born To Lose")
"Born To Lose (Ted Daffan)" ... "Recorded February 20, 1942, in Hollywood. Originally released on Okeh 06706."
- "Born To Lose" by Frankie Brown — DigitalCommons@UMaine
The record lists "Publication Date 1943" and cites: "Brown, Frankie, \"Born To Lose\" (1943)."