(ABC Weekday afternoons, 1955 - 1959; Syndicated) [Jimmie Dodd was the adult host of the show which featured a group of children wearing "Mickey Mouse Ears" called "The Mouseketeers"; The series was also Syndicated throughout the 1960s through early 1970s; A revival was attempted in 1977 called "The New Mickey Mouse Club" which included a new set of young faces drawn from many different cultures, which see]
[ASCAP titles: "Mickey Mouse Billboard (195_)"; and "Mickey Mouse Emblem"] [theme and composer credit in "TV Theme Soundtrack Directory" by Craig W. Pattillo] Composer: Joseph S. Dubin (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: Walt Disney Music Co. (ASCAP) 2000 Publisher: Walt Disney Music Company (ASCAP) c/o Disney Music Publishing of Burbank, CA Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings:
[aka: "The Mickey Mouse Club March"; aka: "Mickey Mouse Mambo"; The "Mickey Mouse Mambo" by Jimmie Dodd was named as the THEME in the TV Guide article "It Seems To Me I've Heard That Theme Before", July 28, 1956, pp. 12-13; But the "Mambo" seems to just be a short-lived arrangement of the "Mickey Mouse March." Old timers will note the similarity between the portion of the song which goes... M - I - C, K - E - Y, M - O - U - S - E... and the melody of M - I - S, S - I - S, S - I - P - P - I... from the vaudeville song "Mississippi", the signature song of Frances White; Perhaps this was an "in joke" or just an unconscious derivation...] Composer: Jimmie Dodd (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: Walt Disney Music Co. (ASCAP 2000 Publisher: Walt Disney Music Company (ASCAP) c/o Disney Music Publishing of Burbank, CA Copyright Date: July 1, 1955; Eu 402 933. Renewal Date: Sep. 27, 1983; RE-177-376. Recordings:
[According to the "TV Theme Soundtrack Directory" by Craig Pattillo, this THEME was only used in live broadcasts during the first season, but never in Syndication.] Composer: Jimmie Dodd (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: Walt Disney Music Co. (ASCAP) 2000 Publisher: Walt Disney Music Company (ASCAP) c/o Disney Music Publishing of Burbank, CA Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings: