"Straighten Up and Fly Right" is a 1943 song written by #NatKingCole and #IrvingMills and one of the first vocal hits for #theKingColeTrio. It was the trio's most popular single, reaching number one on the #HarlemHitParade for ten nonconsecutive weeks. The single also peaked at number nine on the pop charts. "Straighten Up and Fly Right" also reached number one for six nonconsecutive weeks on the #MostPlayedJukeboxHillbillyRecords.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUB2A06qnvU

"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" is a 1931 composition by #DukeEllington with lyrics by #BubberMiley, first published by #IrvingMills. It is accepted as a #jazzStandard, and jazz historian #GuntherSchuller characterized it as "now legendary" and "a prophetic piece and a prophetic title". In 2008, Ellington's 1932 recording of the song was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I32ft4Sse4

"Straighten Up and Fly Right" is a 1943 song written by #NatKingCole and #IrvingMills and one of the first vocal hits for #theKingColeTrio. It was the trio's most popular single, reaching number one on the #HarlemHitParade for ten nonconsecutive weeks. The single also peaked at number nine on the pop charts. "Straighten Up and Fly Right" also reached number one for six nonconsecutive weeks on the #MostPlayedJukeboxHillbillyRecords.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-4VTlQlros

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #Breakfast Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington: 🎵 It Don't Mean a Thing #BBCRadio3 #DukeEllington #IrvingMills #LouisArmstrong

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #Breakfast Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington: 🎵 It Don't Mean a Thing #BBCRadio3 #DukeEllington #IrvingMills #LouisArmstrong

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #Breakfast Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington: 🎵 It Don't Mean a Thing #BBCRadio3 #DukeEllington #IrvingMills #LouisArmstrong

"Straighten Up and Fly Right" is a 1943 song written by #NatKingCole and #IrvingMills and one of the first vocal hits for #theKingColeTrio. It was the trio's most popular single, reaching number one on the #HarlemHitParade for ten nonconsecutive weeks. The single also peaked at number nine on the pop charts. "Straighten Up and Fly Right" also reached number one for six nonconsecutive weeks on the #MostPlayedJukeboxHillbillyRecords.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nDql0ghChg

"Straighten Up and Fly Right" is a 1943 song written by #NatKingCole and #IrvingMills and one of the first vocal hits for #theKingColeTrio. It was the trio's most popular single, reaching number one on the #HarlemHitParade for ten nonconsecutive weeks. The single also peaked at number nine on the pop charts. "Straighten Up and Fly Right" also reached number one for six nonconsecutive weeks on the #MostPlayedJukeboxHillbillyRecords.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud74aD2KFuE

"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" is a 1931 composition by #DukeEllington with lyrics by #BubberMiley, first published by #IrvingMills. It is accepted as a #jazzStandard, and jazz historian #GuntherSchuller characterized it as "now legendary" and "a prophetic piece and a prophetic title". In 2008, Ellington's 1932 recording of the song was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myRc-3oF1d0

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #Breakfast Irving Mills, Duke Ellington, Daniel Hope, Joscho Stephan & Stéphane Logerot: 🎵 It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) #BBCRadio3 #IrvingMills #DukeEllington #DanielHope #JoschoStephan #StéphaneLogerot