Peggy Lee was paid $10 to record “Why Don’t You Do Right?” A Top Ten hit for the Benny Goodman Orchestra, Peggy Lee’s signature recording of “Why Don’t You Do Right?” stayed on the charts for nearly five months in 1943. It all started because Peggy couldn’t stop playing Lil Green’s version on a “funny little wind-up phonograph” in her dressing room. Benny came over from his room next door and offered to come up with an arrangement for their live sets. The audience response was immediate. The rec