Ain't Misbehavin'
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Ain't Misbehavin' (song)
| "Ain't Misbehavin'" | |
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| Single by Fats Waller | |
| Released | August 2, 1929 |
| Genre | stride, New Orleans Jazz |
| Length | 3:03 |
| Label | Victor Records |
| Writer(s) | Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf |
"Ain't Misbehavin'" is a 1929 song written by Fats Waller, Harry Brooks (music) and Andy Razaf (lyrics).[1] Waller recorded the original version that year for Victor Records and also later performed the song in the 1943 film Stormy Weather. In a 1941 interview with Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Fats claimed the song was written while "lodging" in alimony prison, and that is why he was not "misbehaving." It was used in the off-broadway musical Connie's Hot Chocolates.[citation needed] It has been recorded by many other performers over the years, including Anita O'Day, Billie Holiday, Eartha Kitt, Ella Fitzgerald, Django Reinhardt, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Kay Starr, Frankie Laine, Art Tatum, Sonny Stitt, Sam Cooke, Johnnie Ray, Sidney Bechet, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Elkie Brooks, Kermit Ruffins, and Bill Haley & His Comets (who recorded a rock and roll version in 1957). In 1960 Tommy Bruce and the Bruisers had a #3 hit in the UK with their version of the song. Leon Redbone performed the song on Saturday Night Live in 1976. It served as the title song of the successful 1978 musical Ain't Misbehavin'.
The original 1929 recording of "Ain't Misbehavin'", by Fats Waller received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1984, and it was one of fifty recordings selected for inclusion in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress in 2004.
In 2001, it was one of 365 Songs of the Century selected by the RIAA.
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Hank Williams, Jr. version
| "Ain't Misbehavin'" | ||||
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| Single by Hank Williams, Jr. | ||||
| from the album Five-O | ||||
| Released | February 10, 1986 | |||
| Genre | country, stride, New Orleans Jazz | |||
| Length | 4:35 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Writer(s) | Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Bowen, Hank Williams, Jr. | |||
| Hank Williams, Jr. singles chronology | ||||
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Hank Williams Jr. took his version to the top of the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart in 1986.
Chart positions
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
See also
References
- ^ Wilson, Jeremy. "Jazz Standards Song and Instrumentals (Ain't Misbehavin')". jazzstandards.com. http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-0/aintmisbehavin.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
| Preceded by "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)" by The Judds |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single May 17, 1986 |
Succeeded by "Tomb of the Unknown Love" by Kenny Rogers |
| RPM Country Tracks number-one single May 31, 1986 |
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