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Which singer was featured on Benny Goodman’s recording of “Why Don’t You Do Right”?

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Benny Goodman in a tuxedo with bow tie and boutonniere, smiling and holding a clarinet, circa 1945. — Benny Goodman Jazz clarinetist Benny Goodman, c. 1945.

The singer featured on Benny Goodman’s 1942 recording of “Why Don’t You Do Right” was Peggy Lee. Goodman had discovered Lee in Chicago in 1941 and hired her as a vocalist for his band, and the song became her first major hit.12