Fats Waller - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a…
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Fats Waller - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter - 1935
" I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter " is a 1935 popular song with music by Fred E. Ahlert and lyrics by Joe Young . It has been recorded many times and has become a standard of the Great American Songbook . It was popularized by Fats Waller who recorded it in 1935 at the height of his fame.
It is one of several songs from the Harlem Renaissance featured in the Broadway musical Ain't Misbehavin' . The lyrics are addressed to a lover and say that the singer is going to write a letter and pretend that it is a love letter from the lover.
Originally issued on 78rpm: Victor 25044 by Fats Waller and his Rhythm, vocal by Fats Waller, recorded in NYC, May 8, 1935.
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" I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter " is a 1935 popular song with music by Fred E. Ahlert and lyrics by Joe Young . It has been recorded many times and has become a standard of the Great American Songbook . It was popularized by Fats Waller who recorded it in 1935 at the height of his fame.
It is one of several songs from the Harlem Renaissance featured in the Broadway musical Ain't Misbehavin' . The lyrics are addressed to a lover and say that the singer is going to write a letter and pretend that it is a love letter from the lover.
Originally issued on 78rpm: Victor 25044 by Fats Waller and his Rhythm, vocal by Fats Waller, recorded in NYC, May 8, 1935.
#music #popular #tangled
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