The song of the day for Friday, June 28, 2024, is “There’s A Small Hotel.”

About Today

We are remembering Richard Rodgers on the anniversary of his birth on June 28, 1902. Having written the scores to 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs, Rodgers is one of the most prolific and important American 20th-century composers.

About This Song

“There’s A Small Hotel” was written by Richard Rodgers and Larry Hart for the 1935 Broadway musical Jumbo and was also used the next year in On Your Toes, where it was introduced by Ray Bolger and Doris Carson. The song has been recorded by artists including Chet Baker, Josephine Baker, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Della Reese.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “There’s A Small Hotel” in July 1973 for Tony Bennett Sings More Great Rodgers & Hart.

“There’s A Small Hotel,” as well as Tony Bennett Sings the Rodgers & Hart Sondbook, is available on Apple Music.