Music for Tap Dancing

Information about some of the most popular music for tap dancing.

SONG: "In the Mood"
RECORDED BY: Glenn Miller (released in 1939)
SONGWRITER: Mutiple Songwriters
BASED ON: Song "Tar Paper Stomp" by Wingy Manone (mid-1930's | Video |
ARTICLE: Wikipedia
VIDEO: YouTube

SONG: "Take the A-Train"
MEANING OF THE TITLE: NYC subway line that opened in the 1930's
COMPOSER: Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
SIGNATURE SONG OF: Duke Ellington Orchestra
- YouTube
- Wikipedia

SONG: "Sing Sing Sing (With a Swing)"
SONGWRITER: Louis Prima (IN 1936)
FIRST RECORDING: New Orleans Gang
MADE FAMOUS BY: Benny Goodman Orchestra
- Wikipedia
YouTube

More Songs
- The Shim Sham Song by Bill Eliot Swing Orchestra (1999) | YouTube |
- Stompin at the Savoy (1934) | Wikipedia |
- Tain't What you Do It's The Way That Cha Do it (1939) | Wikipedia |
- Tuxedo Junction (1940) | Wikipedia |