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    • May 21, 1904
    Songwriter and pianist Thomas "Fats" Waller is born in New York City. He writes numerous Broadway show tunes, including "Ain't Misbehavin'," penned while in jail for non-payment of alimony. It becomes a country hit for Hank Williams Jr.
    Jul 19, 1929
    Louis Armstrong records Fats Waller's "Ain't Misbehavin'," one of four versions of the song to become a pop hit during the year. More than 50 years later, the song becomes a country hit in a new recording by Hank Williams Jr.
    Sep 13, 1929
    Bill "Bojangles" Robinson records Fats Waller's "Ain't Misbehavin'," making him one of six artists to have a pop hit during 1929 with the future Hank Williams Jr. country single
    Dec 15, 1943
    Songwriter and pianist Thomas "Fats" Waller dies on a train near Kansas City. He wrote numerous Broadway show tunes, including "Ain't Misbehavin'," penned while he was in jail for non-payment of alimony. The song will become a country hit in 1986 for Hank Williams Jr.
    Mar 24, 1968
    Jimmy Dean performs "To A Sleeping Beauty" from New York on CBS' "The Ed Sullivan Show." The evening also features The Supremes, who offer a piece of "Ain't Misbehavin'" during a Fats Waller medley
    Feb 28, 1984
    Fats Waller's original version of "Ain't Misbehavin'," soon to become a Hank Williams Jr. hit, enters the Grammy Hall of Fame during the Grammy awards in Los Angeles. Also inducted: Walter Huston's "September Song"
    Feb 24, 1999
    The Carter Family's "Wildwood Flower," Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and Jimmie Davis' "You Are My Sunshine" are among the pre-1950 records joining the Grammy Hall of Fame, with music by Louis Armstrong, Frankie Yankovic and Fats Waller
    Apr 5, 2005
    The Library of Congress announces 50 additions to the National Recording Registry, including Hoagy Carmichael's "Stardust," Fats Waller's "Ain't Misbehavin'" and The Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" album, which features guitarist Glen Campbell
    Aug 8, 2005
    "Ain't Misbehavin'" songwriter Fats Waller is announced as an inductee in the Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame in New York. Among the 11 other additions are Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Roy Eldridge and Benny Goodman
    Sep 8, 2005
    "Ain't Misbehavin'" composer Fats Waller and Ella Fitzgerald join the Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame in New York. The ceremony also recognizes Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Roy Eldridge, Charles Mingus, Joe Oliver and Johnny Hodges, among others
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