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I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter

Fats Waller and His Rhythm

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12 cited facts

  • 1926
  • 3:32
  • 116 BPM · C major

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  1. Released on RCA, also The Pretender (Foo Fighters), Sex on Fire (Kings of Leon) and Last Nite (The Strokes)

  2. Written by Joe Young, also Rock‐a‐Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody (Aretha Franklin), Singin’ the Blues (Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra) and You’re My Everything (Miles Davis Quintet)

  3. Part of Ain't Misbehavin', Part 2, also The Joint Is Jumpin’ and It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie

  4. Written by Fred Ahlert, also Walkin’ My Baby Back Home (Nat King Cole), Mean to Me (Sarah Vaughan) and I Don’t Know Why (I Just Do) (Frank Sinatra)

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Written by
Fred Ahlert and Joe Young
Performed by
Al Casey, Charles Turner, Fats Waller, Fats Waller and His Rhythm, Harry Dial, Herman Autrey and Rudy Powell
Part of
Ain't Misbehavin', Part 2
Released on
RCA

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  1. 1MusicBrainz I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was performed by Al Casey

    I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was performed by Al Casey

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was performed by Charles Turner

    I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was performed by Charles Turner

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was performed by Fats Waller

    I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was performed by Fats Waller

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was performed by Fats Waller and His Rhythm

    I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was performed by Fats Waller and His Rhythm

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was performed by Harry Dial

    I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was performed by Harry Dial

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was performed by Herman Autrey

    I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was performed by Herman Autrey

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was performed by Rudy Powell

    I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was performed by Rudy Powell

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was written by Fred Ahlert

    I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was written by Fred Ahlert

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was written by Joe Young

    I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was written by Joe Young

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter is part of the release Ain't Misbehavin', Part 2

    I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter is part of the release Ain't Misbehavin', Part 2

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz RCA is the label of the song I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter

    RCA is the label of the song I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter

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  12. 12MusicBrainz I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was released on 1926

    I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was released on 1926

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026