The song of the day for Monday, May 31, 2021, is “Strike Up The Band.”
About This Song
“Strike Up the Band” was written by George and Ira Gershwin for the 1927 musical of the same name. Although Strike Up the Band was not a big hit on Broadway, the song became extremely popular. When Gershwin moved to Los Angeles, he was approached by UCLA to help with a fight song and so he contributed “Strike Up the Band for UCLA”, which is still played at all football and home basketball games at the university.
About This Recording
Tony Bennett recorded “Strike Up The Band” with Count Basie and His Orchestra in 1959 for his album Basie/Bennett. It was arranged by Ralph Sharon.
“Strike Up The Band,” as well as Basie/Bennett, is available from Apple Music.
Please feel free to leave a comment