Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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(Victor 22047)
Recorded 7/9/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall.
Leo Reisman Orchestra (Musical group)
Leo Reisman (director)
Lew Conrad (vocalist)
Fats Waller (composer)
Andy Razaf (lyricist)
Harry Brooks (composer)
Connie's hot chocolates (Work title)

"Ain't Misbehavin'" is a 1929 stride jazz/early swing song. Andy Razaf wrote the lyrics to a score by Thomas "Fats" Waller and Harry Brooks for the Broadway musical comedy play Connie's Hot Chocolates. It was published by Mills Music.
As a work from 1929 with its copyright renewed, it entered the American public domain on January 1, 2025.
During the first half of the 20th century, when a tune was successful in terms of sheet music sold, it was typically recorded by several different artists. All six "Ain't Misbehavin'" recordings of 1929 were successes in the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) rankings for that year:
Leo Reisman and his orchestra (with vocals by Lew Conrad, No. 2).