"Strike Up the Band" by Terry Myers
Dublin Core
Title
"Strike Up the Band" by Terry Myers
Alternative Title
"Strike Up the Band" by Myers
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Music--United States
Jazz--United States
Pop music
Description
An audio recording of "Strike Up the Band," composed by George Gershwin (1898-1937) and Ira Gershwin (1896-1983), and performed by Terry Myers live on-air on WUCF-FM on August 14, 2006. Myers is a reed player from Iowa who developed a successful career in Nashville, Tennessee, and New York before moving to Central Florida, where he became a band leader at Walt Disney World's Epcot theme park and the band leader at Rosie O'Grady's Good Time Jazz Emporium at Church Street Station in Orlando. Myers has played at jazz festivals across the United States, Europe, and Asia, and is currently the director of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Brothers George and Ira Gershwin composed "Strike Up the Band" in 1927 for a musical of the same name. Although the musical was unsuccessful, the song became popular.
Creator
Gershwin, George
Gershwin, Ira
Source
Original 5-minute and 44-second audio recording: Gershwin, George and Ira Gershwin. "Strike Up the Band," by Terry Myers: WUCF-FM, Orlando, Florida, August 14, 2006.
Publisher
Date Created
2006-08-14
Date Copyrighted
2006-08-14
Date Issued
2006-08-14
Contributor
Myers, Terry
Is Part Of
Jazz Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida
Requires
Multimedia software, such as QuickTime.
Format
audio/mp3
Extent
5.25 MB
Medium
5-minute and 44-second audio recording
Type
Sound
Coverage
WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Music Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, performed by Terry Myers, and published by WUCF-FM.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cravero, Geoffrey
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
"Meet Terry Myers." BuddyMorrowProductions.com. http://www.buddymorrowproductions.com/terry-meyers.html (accessed March 10, 2015).
Collection
Citation
Gershwin, George and Gershwin, Ira, “"Strike Up the Band" by Terry Myers,” RICHES, accessed April 26, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4823.