The Saddest Song of All — who wrote it?

ISWC T3060471112 Recorded by Doug Ashdown and others✓ No disputed shares

The Saddest Song of All was written by James J Stewart, Doug Ashdown. US mechanical royalties are collected by BMG Silver Songs (50%), Concord Music Group, INC. Dba Concord Sounds (50%).

Doug Ashdown

Writers

credited writers

Publishers & admins

2 collecting groups

Linked recordings

matched to this work

Share registered

100%

fully registered

Unclaimed

—

below 1% threshold

Who collects the mechanical royalties

US mechanical shares as registered at The MLC · each writer’s chain: writer → publisher → administrator.

BMG Silver Songs 50%BMG Silver Songs · 50%

Concord Music Group, INC. Dba Concord Sounds 50%Concord Music Group, INC. Dba Concord Sounds · 50%

BMG Silver Songs 50% Concord Music Group, INC. Dba Concord Sounds 50%

- BMG Silver Songs
  BMG Silver Songs · Admin
  50%
- Concord Music Group, INC. Dba Concord Sounds
  Concord Music Group, INC. Dba Concord Sounds · Admin
  50%
James J StewartUnclaimed
IPI 00263790741 · Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting
Doug AshdownUnclaimed
Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting

Writer / Publisher / Administrator	IPI	Collected by	Role	Share
▸Writer not listed	—		—	100%
BMG Silver Songs	00597010445	BMG Silver Songs	Admin	50%
Concord Music Group, INC. Dba Concord Sounds	00601712397	Concord Music Group, INC. Dba Concord Sounds	Admin	50%
James J Stewart	00263790741	No publisher collecting	Composer / Lyricist	Unclaimed
Doug Ashdown	—	No publisher collecting	Composer / Lyricist	Unclaimed

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