RADIO/PODCAST: An Old Song for a New Depression

In 1929, a jaunty tune called "Ain't Misbehavin' " made its debut. Performed by pianist and singer Fats Waller, who co-wrote it with Louis Armstrong and others, it was a naughty, saucy love song. A hit back in the Depression day, it's been revived in various incarnations — a rock 'n' roll take by Bill Haley and the Comets, a 1986 country smash by Hank Williams Jr., even a glam-rock makeover by the band Tiger Lily...

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