<P> `` I 'm Beginning to See the Light '' is a popular song and jazz standard , written by Duke Ellington , Don George , Johnny Hodges , and Harry James , and published in 1944 . Ella Fitzgerald and the Ink Spots featuring Bill Kenny recorded a version in 1945 , that was on the pop song hits list for six weeks in 1945 , reaching # 5 . A competing 1945 recording by Harry James and his Orchestra , with lead vocal by Kitty Kallen reached # 1 for two weeks in January of that year . James ' version of the song reached # 7 on Billboard 's Second Annual High School Survey in 1945 . Duke Ellington also released in 1945 a version , vocal by Joya Sherrill , which reached the top ten . Ellington 's inspiration for this song was his recent initiation into Freemasonry . He was a member of Social Lodge No. 1 of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia , Prince Hall Affiliation . </P>
<P> `` I 'm Beginning to See the Light '' is a popular song and jazz standard , written by Duke Ellington , Don George , Johnny Hodges , and Harry James , and published in 1944 . Ella Fitzgerald and the Ink Spots featuring Bill Kenny recorded a version in 1945 , that was on the pop song hits list for six weeks in 1945 , reaching # 5 . A competing 1945 recording by Harry James and his Orchestra , with lead vocal by Kitty Kallen reached # 1 for two weeks in January of that year . James ' version of the song reached # 7 on Billboard 's Second Annual High School Survey in 1945 . Duke Ellington also released in 1945 a version , vocal by Joya Sherrill , which reached the top ten . Ellington 's inspiration for this song was his recent initiation into Freemasonry . He was a member of Social Lodge No. 1 of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia , Prince Hall Affiliation . </P>
who wrote i 'm beginning to see the light
who wrote i 'm beginning to see the light
Duke Ellington , Don George , Johnny Hodges , and Harry James
Duke Ellington , Don George , Johnny Hodges , and Harry James