Don't Get Around Much Anymore

"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
Song by Duke Ellington
Published 1940
Songwriter(s) Duke Ellington, Bob Russell

"Don't Get Around Much Anymore" is a jazz standard with music by Duke Ellington and lyrics by Bob Russell. The tune was originally called "Never No Lament" and was first recorded by Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra on May 4, 1940[1] as a big-band instrumental. Russell's lyrics were added in 1942.

Two different recordings of "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", one by The Ink Spots and the other by Ellington's own band, reached No. 1 on the R&B chart in the US in 1943. Both were top-ten pop records, along with a version by Glen Gray. The Duke Ellington version reached No. 8 on the pop chart.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 185.
  3. 1 2 3 Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
  4. ↑ "One by One". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  6. ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  7. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 125. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  8. ↑ http://www.45cat.com/record/f3983
  9. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 275.
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