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Thread #38306 Message #2985821
Posted By: Mark Ross
13-Sep-10 - 12:31 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Barnacle Bill the Sailor
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Barnacle Bill the Sailor
The Beiderbecke version has Joe Venuti on violin. The whoe band would sing Bll's part. I think that, if you listen carefully, you can hear Venuti on those choruses singing, "Barnacle Bill tne asshole."