Walk-up music is a first introduction for some fans to a player, so it's important for players to pick songs that not only ...

And he was influenced by “swing” music—an offshoot of jazz that was sweeping the nation in the 1930s.

Each band had its own arranger, who wrote the music. Although there were still some improvised solos in swing music, playing the parts that were written by the arranger was very important.

"I could never turn my back on the songs that I've written and sung over ... he's pivoting away the rock 'n' roll genre and making a swing album earlier this month, the "Maggie May" singer ...