found: Grovemusic WWW site, Dec. 15, 2003:Jazz (Bradford, (John Henry) Perry (Mule); b. Feb. 14, 1893, Montgomery, AL, d. Apr. 20, 1970, New York; music director, composer, and pianist)
found: African American National Biography, accessed June 08, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Bradford, Perry; John Henry Perry Bradford; 'Mule'; songwriter, music editor / publisher, music promoter; born 14 February 1895 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States; toured with Jeanette Taylor in a song-and-dance act (1909-1918); produced and performed in the musical revues Sergeant Ham of the 13th District and for Made in Harlem writing Harlem Blues and Darktown after Dark (1917-1919); composed the famous songs - That Thing Called Love, You Can't Keep a Good Man Down, It's Right Here for You, and Crazy Blues for singer Mamie Smith; organized tours for Mamie Smith, directed further recording sessions, and established own publishing company; had a song featured by singer Ethel Waters known as Messin'Around on the Theater Owners' Booking Association circuit (1921); performed in the show Put and Take (1921); died 20 April 1970 in Queens, New York, New York, United States)
