<Tr> <Th> Published </Th> <Td> 1940 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Duke Ellington, Bob Russell </Td> </Tr> <P> "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" is a jazz standard with music by Duke Ellington and lyrics by Bob Russell . The tune was originally called "Never No Lament" and was first recorded by Ellington in 1940 as a big - band instrumental . Russell's lyrics and the new title were added in 1942 . </P> <P> Two different recordings of "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", one by The Ink Spots and the other by Ellington's own band, reached #1 on the R&B chart in the US in 1943 . Both were top - ten pop records, along with a version by Glen Gray . The Duke Ellington version reached #8 on the pop chart . </P>

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