(Version 1: CBS Primetime, 1952 - 1954)
(Version 2: NBC Primetime, 1954 - 1955;
aka: "The New Red Buttons Show")
[Red Buttons was hailed as one of the brighest new comedians
when his show debuted on CBS; but self-doubts and format
tinkering did it in the second season; one of the oddest
switches came when the show changed networks and adopted
a sitcom format with Buttons playing a television comedian,
Phyllis Kirk played his wife, and Paul Lynde a TV network
vice president; that re-incarnation also fizzled within a
year; Buttons went on to act in dramatic roles to much
critical acclaim, but never again headlined his own series.]
[Verified as the THEME in the TV Guide article "What's The
Name of That Theme Song?" Feb. 19, 1954 on p.21]
[ASCAP Title: "Red Buttons"]
Composer: Ray Bloch (ASCAP)
[professional name of Raymond Arthur Bloch]
1978 Publisher: Hollybrook Music Co. (ASCAP)
2000 Publisher: Hollybrook Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP),
c/o Wooden Bear Music.
of Scottsdale, AZ
Copyright Date:
Renewal Date:
Recordings:
[aka: "They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ho Ho..."]
[Verified as the THEME in the TV Guide article "What's The
Name of That Theme Song?" Feb. 19, 1954 on p.21;
Use as Open Theme verified in "Total TV" by Alex McNeil]
Composers: Jack Wolf (ASCAP),
Joseph Darien (ASCAP), and
Red Buttons (ASCAP)
[professional name of Aaron Schwatt]
1978 Publishers: Integrity Music Co. (ASCAP),
Kamakura Music (ASCAP), and
Red Buttons Music (ASCAP)
2000 Publishers: Integrity Music Co. (ASCAP),
of New York, NY;
Kamakura Music (ASCAP)
of Lyme, NH; and
Red Buttons Music (ASCAP)
of Santa Monica, CA
Copyright Date: March 13, 1953; EP 307 535.
Renewal Date: April 2, 1981; RE- 87-828.
Recordings:
[Verified as a THEME in the TV Guide article "What's The
Name of That Theme Song?" Feb. 19, 1954 on p.21]
Composers: Elliot Lawrence (ASCAP)
[pseudonym of Elliot Lawrence Broza],
Allan Walker (ASCAP), and
Red Buttons (ASCAP)
[professional name of Aaron Schwatt]
Orig. Publisher: Helayne Music Publishing Co.
of New York, NY
1978 Publisher: Red Buttons Music (ASCAP)
2000 Publisher: Red Buttons Music (ASCAP)
of Santa Monica, CA
Copyright Date: April 17, 1953; EP 70 870.
Renewal Date: April 2, 1981; RE-87-827.
Recordings:
[above is title as filed for copyright]
Composers: Lester Lee (ASCAP), and
Allan Roberts (ASCAP)
1978 Publishers:
2000 Publishers: Allan Roberts Music Co. (ASCAP),
c/o Music Sales Corp.
of New York, NY; and
Washington & Lee Publications (ASCAP),
of Beverly Hills, CA
Copyright Date: Feb. 21, 1955; Eu 387 166.
Renewal Date: Jan. 7, 1983; RE-166-146.
Composers: Elliot Lawrence (ASCAP)
[pseudonym of Elliot Lawrence Broza],
Jack Wolf (ASCAP),
Allan Walker (ASCAP), and
Red Buttons (ASCAP)
[professional name of Aaron Schwatt]
1978 Publishers: Integrity Music Corp. (ASCAP), and
Red Buttons Music (ASCAP)
2000 Publishers: Integrity Music Co. (ASCAP),
of New York, NY; and
Red Buttons Music (ASCAP)
of Santa Monica, CA
Copyright Date: June 14, 1954; Ep 82 021.
Renewal Date: Dec. 6, 1982; RE-145-981.
Recordings: