#1 A jazz guitarist from K… Read Full Bio ↴There are two guitarists called Al Casey:
#1 A jazz guitarist from Kentucky known mostly for his work with Fats Waller.
#2 A rock & roll guitarist from the 60s known mostly for his work with Duane Eddy and Sandford Clark.
#1 - Albert Aloysius Casey (September 15, 1915 – September 11, 2005) known professionally as Al Casey, was an African-American swing guitarist who played with Fats Waller on some of his famous recordings. Casey composed the well-known tune "Buck Jumpin", which was recorded by Waller.
Casey was born in Louisville, Kentucky to Joseph and Maggie B. Johnson Casey. He grew up in New York City and attended DeWitt Clinton High School. He joined Thomas Fats Waller's band in the early 1930s and can be heard on hundreds of recordings, working with him until Waller died in 1943. In 1944, Casey briefly recorded with Louis Armstrong. He also worked with Clarence Profit's band that same year. In 1959 he contributed to an album called Paul Curry Presents The Friends Of Fats on the Golden Crest label.[citation needed]
Between stints with Waller, Casey worked with Teddy Wilson from 1939 to 1940. He recorded with Billie Holiday, Frankie Newton, and Chuck Berry, and even led his own a trio for a short time. Remembering his time, years later, working with Holiday, Casey commented that he was in love with her.
Casey freelanced over decades working with King Curtis from 1957 to 1961, where he played rhythm and blues. He continued playing into his late eighties with The Harlem Blues & Jazz Band, which he joined in 1981.
He died four days before his ninetieth birthday of colon cancer at the Dewitt Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in New York.
#2 - Alvin W. Casey (October 26, 1936 – September 17, 2006) was an American guitarist. He was mainly noted for his work as a session musician, but also released his own records and scored three Billboard Hot 100 hits in the United States. His contribution to the rockabilly genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
Al is mainly known for his studio backup work, but also released records and had minor chart success under his own name. His guitar is prominent on the Sanford Clark hit The Fool, featuring a lick Al borrowed from the song, "Smokestack Lightning". He was part of the backup for Duane Eddy's recordings, playing bass, piano, and rhythm guitar.
Al and Lee Hazlewood worked together in 1963, recording Surfin Hootenanny, which was a chart success. (The backup vocal group was even named The K-C-Ettes.) Recorded in the style of Duane Eddy's Dance with the Guitar Man, "Surfin Hootenanny" featured Al mimicking the styles of Dick Dale, The Ventures, and Duane Eddy. The Surfin Hootenanny album is somewhat of a classic among surf and rock and roll fans. Later he was a featured guitarist on the Exotic Guitars series of albums, and he continued recording until a few years before his death.
Ain't Misbehavin'
Al Casey Lyrics
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All by myself
No one to walk with
But I'm happy on the shelf
Ain't misbehavin'
I'm savin' my love for you
I know for certain
I'm through with flirtin'
It's just you I'm thinkin' of
Ain't misbehavin'
I'm savin' my love for you
Like Jack Horner
In the corner
Don't go nowhere
What do I care?
Your kisses are worth waitin' for
Believe me
I don't stay out late
Don't care to go
I'm home about eight
Just me and my radio
Ain't misbehavin'
I'm savin' my love for you
Like Jack Horner
In the corner
Don't go nowhere
What do I care?
Your kisses are worth waitin' for
Believe me
I don't stay out late
Don't care to go
I'm home about eight
Just me and my radio
Ain't misbehavin'
I'm savin' my love for you
The lyrics to Al Casey's "Ain't Misbehavin'" speak about the singer's contentment with being alone and saving their love for a specific person. In the first stanza, the singer expresses their loneliness, having no one to talk to or walk with. However, they state that they're happy being alone and saving their love for someone special. The chorus repeats the title phrase, emphasizing that the singer is not getting into any trouble and remaining faithful to their love interest.
In the second stanza, the singer declares that the one they love is the only one that they're thinking of, so they're done with flirting. They're willing to patiently wait for their lover's affection, comparing themselves to Jack Horner in the corner who doesn't care to go anywhere because they know their lover's kisses are worth waiting for.
The third stanza reiterates the singer's dedication to their love. They don't stay out late or care to go out because they're content with their home and radio. The song ends with a repetition of the chorus, emphasizing the singer's loyalty to their love interest.
Line by Line Meaning
No one to talk with
I do not have anyone to have a conversation with
All by myself
I am alone without anyone's company
No one to walk with
I do not have anyone to take a walk with me
But I'm happy on the shelf
Despite being alone, I feel contented and pleased
Ain't misbehavin'
I am not causing any trouble
I'm savin' my love for you
I am reserving all my love for you alone
I know for certain
I am very sure
The one I love
The person who owns my heart
I'm through with flirtin'
I am done with flirting with other people
It's just you I'm thinkin' of
You are the only person occupying my thoughts
Like Jack Horner
Similar to the nursery rhyme character, Jack Horner
In the corner
Sitting or standing at the corner
Don't go nowhere
I am not going anywhere
What do I care?
I do not care about anything else
Your kisses are worth waitin' for
I am patiently waiting for your kisses because they are valuable to me
Believe me
Trust me
I don't stay out late
I do not stay outside until late at night
Don't care to go
I do not feel like going out
I'm home about eight
I usually come back home around eight o'clock
Just me and my radio
Only me and my radio are in the house
Ain't misbehavin'
I am not causing any trouble
I'm savin' my love for you
I am reserving all my love for you alone
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Andy Razaf, Fats Waller, Harry Brooks
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