Johnnie Ray - Ain't Misbehavin' (1956)

An unbelivable version of this song. One of Ray's best records, in my opinion. What is incredible is that it didn't chart nationally in the US, although it was a hit in Australia and the UK. At this point, Johnnie's last previous big success on the US charts had been in 1954, but he was to make a major US comeback with "Just Walking in the Rain" later in 1956. It should be mentioned that "Ain't Misbehavin" DID chart in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Charted at #17 on UK Singles chart in April 1956.

Many versions of this song have charted over the years: #2 in the US for Leo Reisman and His Orchestra in 1929, #7 for Louis Armstrong in 1929, #9 for Gene Austin in 1929, #16 for Ruth Etting in 1929, #17 for Fats Waller in 1929, #6 for Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra in 1937, #6 for Dinah Washington on the R&B chart in 1948, #3 in the UK for Tommy Bruce & the Bruisers in May 1960 and #1 on the US Country chart for Hank Williams Jr. in 1986.

Written by Fats Waller, Harry Brooks & Andy Razaf.

B-side is "Walk Along With Kings".

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[ThePeaceableKingdom]

(cont.) and the Stones, Zepplin and FLoyd - but probably not Goodman and Armstrong, much less Ada Jones and Billy Murray. A song stays current through out its paradigm, but few cross over to the next paradigm. Here's an example of a song that tried to, and maybe should have, but didn't just quite...

[CatsPjamas1]

@ThePeaceableKingdom I can definitely hear the blend of doo-wop, rock and roll, jazz and big band. It really blows me away!

[TheSteamtramman]

Johnie Ray could do no wrong for us; heard this on the British Forces radio and directed my relative to buy a copy for me...urgently!!

[1950sTeddyboy]

I think Johnny Ray must go down as the First Stage Showman

With his crying gimmick & moving around while singing

When every one else before him had Just stood still & sang

As to him not charting who knows !!!!!!!!!!! Even the

Greatest Rocker Gene Vincent never had a Top Ten Hit

Still Loved By Millions of Fans & thanks to You Tube

Some beatiful Ballads have been Posted.

But highest hit in UK charts was No,15 !!!! Incredible

The First & Forever UK TeddyBoy

[Teddyb1939]

Now there was a star, million sellers all. I was lucky enough to be there the ist time around. Johnnie, Frankie, Guy, rosemary ,Kay I could go on & on, magic times.

[ThePeaceableKingdom]

Hey, that's a great tune; I've never heard it before. It stands with one foot in the doo-wop, rock-n-roll era and one in the preceeding pop era of jazz and swing. I think I could write a dissertation on this song. Pop music paradigms shift every so often; they did in the twenties as jazz standards replaced Stephen Foster, and in the mid fifties with the birth of rock-n-roll (which seems to be over or almost over...) Kids born in '85 have heard Chuck Berry and Little Richard, the Beatles (cont.)