(CBS Primetime, 1962 - 1965) [After Jack Paar's daily work on the NBC "Tonight Show" where he worked five nights a week, he rested up a bit and then accepted NBC's offer to host a weekly show on Friday nights; presumably the pace agreed more with him and he stayed three more years in this slot...]
[from the 1959 Broadway Musical "Gypsy", the tune was revised with new lyrics by Sondheim, from its unpublished original form as a song called "Betwixt and Between", cut from the 1947 musical "High Button Shoes" with prior lyrics by Sammy Cahn.] Composers: music by Jule Styne (ASCAP), and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim (ASCAP) 1978 Publishers: Williamson Music Co. (ASCAP), and Stratford Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1997 Publishers: Williamson Music Co. (ASCAP), of New York, NY, and Stratford Music Corp. (ASCAP) c/o Warner-Chappell Music, Inc., of Los Angeles, CA Copyright Date: Apr. 13, 1959; EP 129 449. Renewal Date: Jan. 27, 1987; RE-328-372. Recordings:
[aka: "Love Theme from 'Summertime'" ASCAP alternate title: "Italian Festival", First Italian title: "Vacances a Venise", Second Italian title: "Il Sole che splende qui"] [identified as the "Middle Theme" -- played mid-way through the Paar/Tonight show -- by Mark Moerson of NBC, in a phone interview 3/9/82.] Composers: Icini (ASCAP) [pseudonym of Alessandro Cicognini], with English lyrics by Carl Sigman (ASCAP) 1978 Publishers: M C A Inc. (ASCAP); and United Artists Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP) 2000 Publishers: EMI U Catalog, Inc. (ASCAP), c/o EMI Music Publishing, Inc. of New York, NY; Major Songs Co. (ASCAP), c/o The Songwriters Guild of Weehawken, NJ Universal-MCA Music Publishing, a div. of Universal Studios, Inc. of Los Angeles, CA Copyright Date: May 6, 1955; EP 89 605. Renewal Date: Mar. 22, 1983; RE-163-059. Recordings:
[sheet music found in the San Diego State University library Special Collections Department includes the sub-title "Midnight Theme of The Jack Paar Show" above the title.] Composers: music by Al Lerner (ASCAP) [professional name of Albert Lerner], and lyrics by Victor Gari Corpora (ASCAP) Orig. Publisher: Lerner Music (ASCAP) [Sole selling agent]: Criterion Music Corp. of New York, NY 1997 Publisher: Lerner Music (ASCAP) of Studio City, CA 2018 Publisher: Lerner Music (ASCAP) of Palm Desert, CA Copyright Date: Oct. 17, 1961; EP 156 776. Renewal Date: Oct. 10, 1989; RE-449-626. Recordings: