Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'

Last updated August 17, 2025

"Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'" is a 1941 song written by Billy Strayhorn and Lee Gaines.^[1]

Notable recordings

Johnny Dankworth - The Best of Johnny Dankworth (2008)
June Christy - Recalls Those Kenton Days (1959), The Best Of The Capitol Years
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1958)
Stan Kenton - On AFRS: 1944-45 (2006) vocal by June Christy
The Delta Rhythm Boys - release charted #17, "their first (and only) chart success"^[2] (December 1945)

References

↑ "Original versions of Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' written by Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Lee Gaines | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
↑ "The Delta Rhythm Boys - Inductees - the Vocal Group Hall of Fame Foundation". vocalgroup.org. Archived from the original on 5 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

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[1] "Original versions of Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' written by Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Lee Gaines | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2019-01-22.

[2] "The Delta Rhythm Boys - Inductees - the Vocal Group Hall of Fame Foundation". vocalgroup.org. Archived from the original on 5 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

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Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'

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Notable recordings

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