"Don't Get Around Much Anymore" is a jazz standard written by composer Duke Ellington.
[1] The song was originally entitled "Never No Lament" and was first recorded by Duke Ellington and his orchestra on May 4, 1940.
[2] "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" quickly became a hit after Bob Russell wrote its lyrics in 1942.
[3] Two different recordings of "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", one by The Ink Spots and the 1940 instrumental by Ellington's band,[4] reached No.
Both were top-ten pop records, along with a version by Glen Gray.