"Step Up To The Mike" comes from the season 1 episode "But Seriously Folks" where it was performed by Valerie Landsburg, Erica Gimpel, Gene Anthony Ray and Carlo Imperato.
Songwriter
The song was written by Alan Gordon in 1976.
Alan is an American singer songwriter and composer. He has written songs for the Righteous Brothers, Gene Pitney, The Turtles and Barbra Streisand. Probably his most famous song is "Happy Together".
He released his self written debut album in 1976 titled "The Extra Gordonary Band.
He is also the announcer on the Kids From Fame album version of "Step Up To The Mike."
Original Artist
The song was originally recorded by Alan Gordon in 1976for his "The ExtraGordonary Band" album. It was also released as a single.