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May 22, 2024 · by Matt Micucci. “Ain’t Misbehavin'” was composed in 1929 by Fats Waller and Harry Brooks, with lyrics by Andy Razaf. The song was specifically written as the opening number for the all-black musical revue titled Connie’s Hot Chocolates, hosted by the legendary Harlem nightclub Connie’s Inn.
During 1976, Leon Redbone performed the song on Saturday Night Live. It served as the title song of the successful 1978 musical Ain't Misbehavin'. Country music artist Hank Williams Jr. recorded a version for his 1985 studio album Five-O. Released as a single, the song peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart and earned Williams ...
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Jun 21, 2022 · June 21, 2022. Ain’t Misbehavin’: The Fats Waller Musical Show. NYT Critic’s Pick. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — I don’t know whether the creators of “Ain’t Misbehavin’” were sending a deliberate...
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Dad's melodic line triggered the key phrase ("Ain't Misbehavin'") in the lyric and Andy's lyric launched more music. In less than half an hour the two men fed each other ideas so successfully that the song was almost an effortless lark" (Waller and Calabrese. Fats Waller, 1977, p. 86). Barry Singer, Black and Blue The Life and Lyrics of Andy Razaf.
N/A. N/A. “Ain’t Misbehavin'” is a classic jazz song performed by the legendary Louis Armstrong. Written by Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, and Fats Waller, the song was featured in Armstrong’s album “Satch Plays Fats: A Tribute to the Immortal Fats Waller” released in 1955. With its upbeat melody and heartfelt lyrics, the song became an ...
Ain't Misbehavin' is a musical revue with a book by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby Jr., and music by various composers and lyricists as arranged and orchestrated by Luther Henderson. It is named after the song by Fats Waller (with Harry Brooks and Andy Razaf ), "Ain't Misbehavin'". The musical is a tribute to the music of Fats Waller.
Fats’s records, which began with “’T Ain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do” in 1922, spread his fame across the United States and around the world. It seemed that he could make any tune sound entertaining. The finale of Ain’t Misbehavin’, in fact, is made up of some of the songs written by others that Fats Waller made hits. Fats also ...
