How
long have there been Sports Songs?
In
the 1930’s Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig recorded the legendary “Home
Run Twins”. In the 1950’s, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays both
recorded hit songs. In the 1960’s, Muhammad Ali, Denny McLain and
others released vinyl recordings. In the 1970’s everyone from Terry
Bradshaw to Joe Frazier wanted to be singing stars. The 1980’s were
dominated by the “Super Bowl Shuffle” and the 1990’s
by rap…..Shaquille O’Neal, Jason Kidd and Jimmy Piersall
(yea, you read right) all recorded rap songs. And Sports Songs continue
in the
21st Century, with Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, and Roy Jones, Jr. all
releasing songs. |
Why
do you know so much?
Rick Gieser, who created SportsSongs.com, is a long time Sports Song fan,
collecting since 1990. He owns thousands of songs performed by hundreds
of athletes. Gieser was a sports producer for WSCR in Chicago and WNDE
in Indianapolis. He has worked with ABC Sports, CART, the U.S. Olympic
Committee, the Chicago White Sox and the Indiana Pacers. You can hear Rick
Gieser on radio and television stations around the country talking about
Sports Songs. |