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The Foursome:
"Bidin' My Time" (1930 version)
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Here is some nice early group harmony. "Bidin' My Time" was written by the Gershwin brothers in 1930 for a stage production called Girl Crazy. It was introduced by a vocal group called the Foursome who were featured in the production and who recorded this version of the tune the same year. Check out the ocarinas at about 1:55, also played by the Foursome. I can't think of many recordings of pop tunes featuring an ocarina break, except for "Wild Thing" in the 1960s.

last modified 11 April 2012, 8:20 p.m. EDT