(CBS Primetime, 1948 - 1958)
[At one point, this show used the Lipton Tea Jingle as it's opening, with the melody of the nursery tune "Four and Twenty Blackbirds"--as seen on A&E Cable Network "Biography" show of Arthur Godfrey. This Jingle was sung by a vocal group with orchestra, and then segued into "Seems Like Old Times" played by the orchestra...] Arranger: arrangement possibly by Archie Bleyer (ASCAP) Original Publishers: music in Public Domain [jingle lyrics may have been published under name "Lipton Commercial" by Alice Remsen, Inc.] 1997 Publishers: [in Public Domain] Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings:
[Verified as the THEME in the TV Guide article "What's The Name of That Theme Song?" Feb. 19, 1954 on p.21.] Composers: words & music by Carmen Lombardo (ASCAP), and John Jacob Loeb (ASCAP) Original Publishers: Ahlert-Burke Corporation (ASCAP), and Flojan Music Publishing Co. (ASCAP) 1997 Publishers: Fred Ahlert Music Corporation (ASCAP) of San Francisco, CA; and The Flojan Music Publishing Co. (ASCAP) of Woodmere, NY [According to Dick Jacob's book "Who Wrote That Song?"]: Composition Date: 1946. Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings: by Archie Bleyer; and by Bernie Green
[from the Broadway Musical "Annie Get Your Gun" (1946); closing THEME credit in Patillo] Composer: Irving Berlin (ASCAP) Original Publisher: Irving Berlin Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1997 Publisher: Williamson Music Co. (ASCAP) Copyright Date: 1946 ["Who Wrote That Song" by Dick Jacobs] Renewal Date: Recordings: