A lead-off home run is a home run hit by the first batter of a team, the leadoff hitter of the first inning of the game. In MLB, Rickey Henderson holds the record with 81 lead-off home runs. Craig Biggio holds the National League record with 53, second overall to Henderson.
Puttin' On the Ritz has also been recorded by Robbie Williams, using the original 1929 lyrics, on his 2013 Swing/Pop album Swings Both Ways. Herb Alpert recorded the song in 2013 and Pomplamoose made their version in 2014. JiÅi JiÅÃ­ korn did his own. version
The Jackson 5 covered the song for the G.I.T.: Get It Together outtake in 1973, which would be released in 1976 on their compilation album Joyful Jukebox Music. When The Beatles first arrived in New York City in 1964, they requested Murray the K play the song on his radio station.