"I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues" is a 1937 song composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics written by Don George.
Notable recordings
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Voc.: Al Hibbler - Recorded in New York City on December 1, 1944. It was released by RCA Victor Records as catalogue number 20-1623B Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1957) Dinah Shore - included on the album Dinah Sings Some Blues with Red (1960). Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Pass - Fitzgerald & Pass... Again (1976) Sarah Vaughan - The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 2 (1979) Robben Ford - Talk to Your Daughter (1988) Roseanna Vitro - Softly (1993) Karrin Allyson – Daydream (1997) E.G. Kight - Takin' It Easy (2004)