Born Charles Anthon… Read Full Bio ↴Buster Williams (b. 1942 is a U.S. jazz bassist.
Born Charles Anthony Williams Jr in Camden, New Jersey, USA on the 17th April 1942, his mother was a seamstress and his father was a bassist, and worked various day jobs to support his family.
In 1959 he began working with Jimmy Heath whose quartet included Sam Dockery on piano and the legendary Specs Wright on drums. At the age of seventeen Williams was playing with Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt, just one month after graduating from Camden High School in 1960, and stayed with them for a year until the band got stranded in Kansas City.
Back home in Camden, Williams took some courses at Combs College of Music in Philadelphia. When Dakota Staton heard him with the Gerald Price Trio, he hired them on the spot. In 1962, Williams moved on to work with singer Betty Carter, and then Sarah Vaughan, who took him on his first European tour. He started meeting musicians who went on to figure heavily in his future, such as Miles Davis, Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, George Coleman, and Tony Williams.
In 1969, Williams moved to New York City and joined the Herbie Hancock Mwandishi Sextet for the next three years, doubling on acoustic and electric bass, and also worked with Mary Lou Williams (1973–75) and Ron Carter's quartet (1977–78). Since the 1980s, Williams has appeared as a sideman on a significative number of session records with notable jazz instrumentalists and vocalists, although opportunities to lead his own sessions have been rare.
In 2008 Williams began releasing a series of live albums exclusively for download through his company, Buster Williams Productions. Live Volume 1 was released in June 2008.
Ain't Misbehavin'
Buster Williams 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 song Ain't Misbehavin' performed by Buster Williams is about a person who is content being alone and waiting for the person they love. The lyrics state that the singer has no one to talk to or walk with, but they are comfortable being alone. They declare that they are not misbehaving and they are saving their love for the person they love. The singer sings about being faithful and dedicated to their love interest and that they are not interested in flirting with anyone else. They compare themselves to Jack Horner who sits alone in the corner, but they do not care about being alone because they are waiting for the one they love. They believe that their love interest's kisses are worth waiting for and they look forward to being with them.
The lyrics of the song reflect the 1920s and 1930s jazz era, where the idea of love and romance was celebrated through music. The melody of the song is upbeat, and the lyrics have a light-hearted feel to them, reflecting the freedom and confidence that the jazz culture embodied. The song's themes of love and waiting for someone special are universal and have resonated with people from different generations.
Line by Line Meaning
No one to talk with
I have nobody to talk with
All by myself
I am alone
No one to walk with
I have nobody to walk with
But I'm happy on the shelf
Although I'm alone, I'm content with my solitude
Ain't misbehavin'
I am not behaving badly
I'm savin' my love for you
I am reserving my love for someone special
I know for certain
I am certain
The one I love
The person I love
I'm through with flirtin'
I am done flirting with others
It's just you I'm thinkin' of
I am only thinking of you
Like Jack Horner
Similar to Jack Horner
In the corner
In a corner
Don't go nowhere
I do not go anywhere
What do I care?
I do not care
Your kisses are worth waitin' for
Your kisses are so good that they are worth waiting for
Believe me
Trust me
I don't stay out late
I don't stay out late
Don't care to go
I don't want to go
I'm home about eight
I come home around eight
Just me and my radio
I only have my radio for company
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Spirit Music Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Andy Razaf, Fats Waller, Harry Brooks
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