David Rose (June 15, 1910 – August 23, 1990) was a British-born American so… Read Full Bio ↴David Rose (June 15, 1910 – August 23, 1990) was a British-born American songwriter, composer, arranger, and orchestra leader. His most famous compositions were "The Stripper", "Holiday for Strings", and "Calypso Melody". He also wrote music for the television series Little House on the Prairie and Bonanza. In addition, Rose was musical director for the Red Skelton show during its 21-year-run on the CBS and NBC networks. He was a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the national fraternity for men in music.
Recipient of four Emmy awards, David Rose was born in London to Jewish parents and raised in Chicago, Illinois.
He was married on October 8, 1938, to the actress Martha Raye. They were divorced on May 19, 1941.
He was married for a second time, on July 28, 1941, to the actress and singer Judy Garland. They had no children, though Garland reportedly underwent at least one abortion during the marriage, at the insistence of her mother, her husband, and the studio that employed her, MGM. Garland and Rose divorced in 1945.
He had two daughters with his third wife, Betty Bartholomew. His granddaughter is singer-songwriter Samantha James.
Rose was a live steam hobbyist, with his own backyard railroad.
Rose died in Burbank, California at the age of 80 and was buried in Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Hollywood Hills, California.
"The Stripper" was composed by Rose and recorded in 1962. It evinces a jazz influence with especially prominent trombone lines, and evokes the feel of music used to accompany striptease artists. The piece features in the films Slap Shot, The Full Monty and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit as well as TV series Little Britain and Scrubs. It was also famously used in a parody by British comedy duo Morecambe and Wise, where they danced to the tune while making breakfast. It also is often used in cartoons and sitcoms when an attractive female enters a room.
"Holiday for Strings" became well-known as the theme for Red Skelton's programs. It was also recorded as a vocal by Allan Sherman, with the straight melody but with ersatz lyrics comprised solely of the names of the American states.
Recipient of four Emmy awards, David Rose was born in London to Jewish parents and raised in Chicago, Illinois.
He was married on October 8, 1938, to the actress Martha Raye. They were divorced on May 19, 1941.
He was married for a second time, on July 28, 1941, to the actress and singer Judy Garland. They had no children, though Garland reportedly underwent at least one abortion during the marriage, at the insistence of her mother, her husband, and the studio that employed her, MGM. Garland and Rose divorced in 1945.
He had two daughters with his third wife, Betty Bartholomew. His granddaughter is singer-songwriter Samantha James.
Rose was a live steam hobbyist, with his own backyard railroad.
Rose died in Burbank, California at the age of 80 and was buried in Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Hollywood Hills, California.
"The Stripper" was composed by Rose and recorded in 1962. It evinces a jazz influence with especially prominent trombone lines, and evokes the feel of music used to accompany striptease artists. The piece features in the films Slap Shot, The Full Monty and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit as well as TV series Little Britain and Scrubs. It was also famously used in a parody by British comedy duo Morecambe and Wise, where they danced to the tune while making breakfast. It also is often used in cartoons and sitcoms when an attractive female enters a room.
"Holiday for Strings" became well-known as the theme for Red Skelton's programs. It was also recorded as a vocal by Allan Sherman, with the straight melody but with ersatz lyrics comprised solely of the names of the American states.
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@mikedoran9851
David Rose's own version of the Stripper:
The music was composed as background for a TV episode.
Rose filed it and forgot about it.
Years later, Rose was making an LP of mostly string arrangements.
He'd booked a full orchestra, but noticed that the brass had little to do.
Rose pulled out the Stripper score, passed it out to the orchestra, and told them to "clown around with it."
Later, he pressed it as a single and gave copies to the musicians for their own amusement.
Still later, some office guy at MGM Records had the notion to use it as the B side for Ebb TIde, which was the record they were pushing.
The DJs got hold of the record, heard The Stripper, and started playing that instead of Ebb Tide ... and the Rest Is History.
@preciousbodilyfluid1
I want this song played at my funeral as they carry the casket out.
@Hexspa
preciousbodilyfluid1 dollar bills on the coffin instead of flowers
@pamelabartholomew449
My kids have been instructed to play this at my funeral
@christophercotton9048
Pamela Bartholomew I’m sure the pastor at your church and the organist are going to have a huge chuckle there. Especially the organist.
@ryanvgamez3216
Do u wanna be along
@torontomame
OMG, that's AWESOME!!
@ejne2
When I was a young boy in the late 1960’s my father acquired a broken jukebox, he was able to get it working again and there were some records still in it, one of them was the stripped by Dave Rose. I played this song so many times my mother threatened to throw it out if she heard it again. I played it at her funeral.
@florjanbrudar692
Let me guess, your mother was annoyed? That's no excuse to get rid of something that somebody else loves.
@DrSee-mm3zw
I’m sure his mom got annoyed because that played on every radio station all day long. It was so popular. Noxzema adapted it for one of its commercials. You can still find that commercial here on YouTube.
@benjaminrobinson7203
That's one way to raise the dead