(NBC, 1947 - 1958;
ABC, 1953 - 1955)
[at one point two hours of this series was sponsored by Kraft Foods,
and aired during the same week on two different networks, with the
same title (and format) during 1953 - 1955]
[This THEME was originally composed for a 1945 Radio series
called "Music Of Manhattan" -- an NBC musical variety show -- which
featured "Norm" Cloutier & His Orchestra, vocalists Thomas Hayward
and Louise Carlyle, the Manhattan Nighthawks featuring pianist Johnny
Guarnieri, and announcer William Young;
This series was distributed as part of the "NBC Thesaurus" library
on 16" RCA-Victor transcription disks.
The title "Music From Manhattan" by Cloutier was incorrectly named as
the THEME in the TV Guide article "What's The Name of That Theme Song?"
Feb. 19, 1954 on p.21]
Composer: Norman L. ("Norm") Cloutier (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: [no listing found in the 1978 ASCAP Index
of performed compositions]
2001 Publisher: [not found in ASCAP 2001 ACE Database]
Composition Date: 1945
Copyright Date:
Renewal Date:
Recordings:
LP: "Great Music Themes of Television" (1954)
(in medley with Theme 2)
Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra
RCA-Victor LPM 1020
Composer: Norman L. ("Norm") Cloutier (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: [no listing found in the 1978 ASCAP Index
of performed compositions]
2001 Publisher: [not found in ASCAP 2001 ACE Database]
Copyright Date:
Renewal Date:
Recordings:
LP: "Great Music Themes of Television" (1954)
(in medley with Theme 1)
Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra
RCA-Victor LPM 1020