597 David Rose (1910-1990) and his Orchestra “The Stripper” 1962

“In 1958, the British composer of light instrumental music David Rose had written ‘The Stripper’ as the theme song for the popular television show Burlesque. But ‘The Stripper’ did not become a hit until…Los Angeles DJ Robert Q. Lewis played and replayed ‘The Stripper’ on his show on WKHJ…’The Stripper’ was, you could say, a musical version of a striptease gimmick. It quickly became the new soundtrack for striptease, surpassing the Tin Pan Alley and blues standards that strippers had favored” (Rachel Shteir, Striptease: The Untold History of the Girlie Show, 2004). 

David Rose and his Orchestra “The Stripper”