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The Okeh Melodians
How Long Has This Been Going On?
From the counter
Long before Peggy Lee got to it, Ira Gershwin's lyric was already on a 1927 record by The Okeh Melodians. Play that one first, then hear how far the song traveled.
Liner notes
Written by Ira Gershwin.
First recorded by The Okeh Melodians in 1927.
Also recorded by Chris Connor (1954), Peggy Lee (1956), Al Cohn (1956).
How you get here
Peggy Lee and Chris Connor both sang Ira Gershwin's "How Long Has This Been Going On?" Who got it on record before either of them, first of all?The Okeh Melodians
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