"It Ain't Right" is a popular song written by
Bob Rothberg and
Joseph Meyer. It was recorded by
Stuff Smith in July 1936
[https://www.45worlds.com/78rpm/record/nc969445us] at
Vocalion Records. Smith performed at the
Onyx Club on
52nd Street
52nd Street is a -long one-way street traveling west to east across Midtown Manhattan, New York City. A short section of it was known as the city's center of jazz performance from the 1930s to the 1950s.
Jazz center
Following the repeal of ...
in New York City during the 1930s.
Others to record the song include:
* The
Red Clay Ramblers, included on their 1986 release ''It Ain't Right''
* The
Red Stick Ramblers, included on their 2005 release ''
Right Key, Wrong Keyhole''
* The electro-swing band
Caravan Palace
Caravan Palace is a French electronic band based in Paris. The band's influences include Django Reinhardt, Vitalic, Lionel Hampton, and Daft Punk. The band released their debut studio album, '' Caravan Palace'', on the Wagram label in October 2 ...
features samples from this piece in their song "Rock It For Me", from their 2012 album titled "Panic".
* British Electro-Swing DJ Jamie Berry remixed it in 2016 as part of the “Bombinate EP”, and again in 2022 for the “Antiquity EP”.
* The Austrian electro-swing DJ
Parov Stelar features samples from this piece in his song "Mama Talking", from his 2017 album "The Burning Spider".
* Italian Electro-Swing DJ and member of the Swingrowers, Pisk, remixed it in 2018.
* New Zealand Electro-Swing DJ, Odd Chap, remixed it in 2020.
References
1930s songs
Songs written by Joseph Meyer (songwriter)
Songs written by Bob Rothberg
Year of song missing
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