The Stripper by David Rose

Saturday, July 7, 1962 – July 13, 1962 All day

Artist: David Rose Weeks at #1: 1 week Chart dates: July 7, 1962

About

"The Stripper" is an instrumental composed by David Rose, recorded in 1958 and released four years later. It evinces a jazz influence with especially prominent trombone slides, and evokes the feel of music used to accompany striptease artists. "The Stripper" reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in July 1962. It became a gold record. Billboard ranked the record as the No. 5 song of 1962.