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Artwork for A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird

Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

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19 cited facts

  • 1940
  • 2:54
  • 163 BPM · D# major

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  1. Released on OKeh, also That Rhythm Man (Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra), (What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue? (Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra) and Basin Street Blues (Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra)

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Written by
Emmett “Babe” Wallace
Performed by
Andrew Brown, Benny Payne, Cab Calloway, Cozy Cole, Danny Barker, Dizzy Gillespie, Hilton Jefferson, Jerry Blake, Keg Johnson, Lammar Wright, Leon “Chu” Berry, Mario Bauzá, Milt Hinton, Quentin Jackson and Walter "Foots" Thomas
Part of
A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird / Make Yourself at Home
Released on
OKeh

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  1. 1MusicBrainz A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Andrew Brown

    A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Andrew Brown

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Benny Payne

    A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Benny Payne

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Cab Calloway

    A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Cab Calloway

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Cozy Cole

    A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Cozy Cole

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Danny Barker

    A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Danny Barker

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Dizzy Gillespie

    A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Dizzy Gillespie

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Hilton Jefferson

    A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Hilton Jefferson

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Jerry Blake

    A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Jerry Blake

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Keg Johnson

    A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Keg Johnson

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Lammar Wright

    A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Lammar Wright

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Leon “Chu” Berry

    A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Leon “Chu” Berry

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  12. 12MusicBrainz A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Mario Bauzá

    A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Mario Bauzá

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  13. 13MusicBrainz A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Milt Hinton

    A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Milt Hinton

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  14. 14MusicBrainz A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Quentin Jackson

    A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Quentin Jackson

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  15. 15MusicBrainz A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Walter "Foots" Thomas

    A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was performed by Walter "Foots" Thomas

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  16. 16MusicBrainz A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was written by Emmett “Babe” Wallace

    A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was written by Emmett “Babe” Wallace

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  17. 17MusicBrainz A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird is part of the release A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird / Make Yourself at Home

    A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird is part of the release A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird / Make Yourself at Home

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  18. 18MusicBrainz OKeh is the label of the song A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird

    OKeh is the label of the song A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  19. 19MusicBrainz A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was released on 1940

    A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a Bird was released on 1940

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026