David Rose Biography

David Rose was a renowned songwriter, music composer, arranger, and orchestra leader of America. He is better known for his scores of “The Stripper”, “Holiday for Strings” and “Calypso Music”. His composition of “Calypso Music” was an instant hit and was given a gold disc.He started his career as part of a dance band. Later, he acted as a pianist, arranger and conductor for the NBC radio. During the World War II, he played the role of a composer and conductor for the U.S. Army where he got recognition for his work of ‘Winged Victory’, a musical. His meeting with Red Skeleton was a turning point of his career. Skeleton’s radio program helped to popularize his song “Holiday for Strings”. His remarkable contribution towards music industry includes his creation of theme music for more than twenty television series. For 14 years, he was the music composer of a classic television series ‘Bonanza’ for which he won several Emmy awards. He released more than 50 albums among which the name of “The Stripper” deserved special mention for his mastery of using jazz music style. This work of Rose featured in several films like ‘Slap Shot’ and ‘The Full Monty’. Television programmes like ‘Little Britain” and ‘Scrubs’ used this musical composition successfully.