[AKA: The Red Skelton Hour]
(NBC Primetime, 1951 - 1953;
CBS Primetime, 1953 - 1970;
NBC Primetime, 1970 - 1971)
[Verified as the Main THEME in TV Guide article "When
The Melody Lingers On..." May 17, 1958, pp. 22-23;
This was an instrumental hit in 1943 which made David Rose
and His Orchestra a household name; many LP albums followed
on the MGM label;
In the ASCAP Repertoire database, there is also a listing
for "Holiday For Strings Sig[nature] Closing" credited to
David Rose and Jack Lloyd (who also has Red Skelton Show
cues in his ASCAP listings.) Presumably it was Lloyd who
made the most well-known arrangement used on the air in
later years...]
Composers: music by David D. Rose (ASCAP), with
lyric added by Sam ("Sammy") Gallop (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc. (ASCAP)
1999 Publisher: Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc. (B V C Inc.)
c/o WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)
Unpublished Instr. Copyright Date: March 26, 1942; EU 290 349.
Published Instr. Copyright Date: May 5, 1943; EP 113 645.
Published Vocal Copyright Date: March 14, 1944; EP 121 201.
Recordings: numerous, including
LP - "David Rose plays David Rose"
MGM E3748
by David Rose and His Orchestra
Re-released on:
CD - "The Very Best of David Rose" (1997)
Taragon TARCD-1015
by David Rose and His Orchestra
CD - "Space Cadets (Ultra-Lounge Volume 3)" (1996)
Capitol 2438-35176-2
by The Voices of Walter Schumann (chorus vocal w/orch.)
Newly recorded on:
CD - "Television's Greatest Hits (Vol. 4):
Black and White Classics" (1996)
TVT Records TVT 1600-2
by an uncredited studio orchestra (not a very good
performance, amateur recording and mix, and an
arrangement that seems to stop in the middle.)
[Verified as the Freeloader Skit THEME in TV Guide
article "When The Melody Lingers On..." May 17, 1958,
pp. 22-23;
Also verified by: Complete Directory to Prime Time TV Shows"
by Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh]
Composer: David D. Rose (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: David Rose Publishing Co. (ASCAP)
1999 Publisher: David Rose Publishing Co. (ASCAP)
Copyright Date:
Recording:
[above is title as filed for copyright...
aka: "Sad Rocking Horse" in ASCAP Index (1978)
aka: "The Sad, Sad Rocking Horse" on LP jacket]
Composer: David D. Rose (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: David Rose Publishing Co. (ASCAP)
1999 Publisher: David Rose Publishing Co. (ASCAP)
Copyright Date: March 23, 1961; Eu 663 527.
Recording:
LP - "David Rose plays David Rose"
MGM E3748
by David Rose and His Orchestra
Composer: David D. Rose (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: David Rose Publishing Co. (ASCAP)
1999 Publisher: David Rose Publishing Co. (ASCAP)
Copyright Date: Aug. 10, 1959; Eu 590 437.
Recording:
LP - "David Rose plays David Rose"
MGM E3748
by David Rose and His Orchestra
[Verified as an "intermittent" THEME in TV Guide article
"When The Melody Lingers On..." May 17, 1958, pp. 22-23]
Also verified by: Complete Directory to Prime Time TV Shows"
by Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh]
Composer: David D. Rose (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc. (ASCAP)
1999 Publisher: Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc. (B V C Inc.)
c/o WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)
of Los Angeles, CA
Copyright Date: 1942, in piano folio book
Recordings: