The song of the day for Tuesday, September 16. 2025, is “Let the Good Times Roll.”

About Today

We are proud to honor B.B. King on the 100th anniversary of his birth on September 16, 1925, in Itta Bena, Mississippi.

You can learn more about The KIng of the Blues at bbking.com.

About This Song

“Let the Good Times Roll” was written in 1946 by Sam Theard and Fleecie Moore. Residents and visitors to New Orleans may be more familiar with the French version of the saying: Laissez le bon temps rouler. The first recording was in 1946 by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five. The song charted well on the Billboard R&B charts. Other recordings include those by Ray Charles, George Fame and the Blue Flames, Muddy Waters, and Clifton Chenier. B.B King released an album dedicated to Louis Jordon: Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordon.

About This Version

Tony Bennett and B.B King recorded “Let the Good Times Roll” om May 8, 2001, for Playin’ With My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues. Rob Mathes wrote the vocal arrangement.

Playin’ With My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues won the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Album.

“Let the Good Times Roll,” as well as Playin’ With My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues, is available on Apple Music.

Here’s B.B. King’s recording of today’s song from Let The Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordon, ” released in 1999.

We also have the first recording of “Let the Good Times Roll” by Louis Jordon and His Tympany Five: