(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unpublished original form as a song called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: