The song
Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?, written by pianist/songwriter Hughie Cannon, is registered for Copyright by Howley, Haviland And Dresser, a firm of publishers based at 1260 - 1266
Broadway, New York City, USA. The song is said to have been based on the real-life escapades of itinerant trombonist and music teacher Willard Godfrey Bailey of Jackson, Michigan, USA. The song will become a jazz standard, covered by
Louis Armstrong,
Kid Ory,
Patsy Cline, Dan Hornsby,
Bobby Darin,
Aretha Franklin,
Brenda Lee,
Ella Fitzgerald,
Sarah Vaughan, Jimmy Durante,
Phish, Danny Barker, Harry Connick Jr., Renee Olstead, Michael Bublé,
Sam Cooke, Al Hirt,
Bing Crosby and
Della Reese to name but a few.