You’re Sensational - Cole Porter in the ’20s, ’40s, and ’50s, Vol. 1 - Wake Up & Dream (1916-1929) - Urban Legends Reference Pages: Music (Happy Birthday, We'll Sue)
1. "Coleman in March of 1924, where they were published as a second stanza to Good Morning to You; with the advent of radio and sound films, Happy Birthday was widely popularized as a birthday celebration song, and its lyrics supplanted the originals."
2. "> A common rumor holds that Paul McCartney owns the publishing rights to Happy Birthday to You, but that rumor is false." 3. "Who does own the publishing rights to Happy Birthday to You?"