Squad Car (police drama)

    (Syndicated, 1960)

    [a low-budget formula police drama from Crosby-Brown productions,
     typical of the 1950's genre of low budget police procedurals like
    "Highway Patrol", "U.S. Border Patrol", "Coronado 9", et al]

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Theme 1: "Squad Car (M & E)"

    [THEME and composer credit from an internal BMI TV THEME
     list courtesy library music expert Paul Mandell; it's possible
     that this was "ghost-written" by Larry Fotine (see next THEME)]

     Composers: William G. ("Bill") Loose (ASCAP/BMI),
                Emil Cadkin (BMI), and
                Jack C. Cookerly (BMI)

     Original Publisher: Marber Music (BMI)

     2001 Publisher: [not found in ASCAP or BMI]

     2002 Publishers: [for current Title, Publisher and Licensing
                       information regarding this THEME...
                       contact Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) and
                       the American Society of Composers, Authors
                       and Publishers (ASCAP)]

     Copyright Date:
     Renewal   Date: 

     Recordings: 

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Theme 2: "Squad Car Theme"

    [it is possible that this is the same composition as the first
     THEME above, done as a work-for-hire for the Capitol Hi-Q
     library of which Jack Cookerly was executive producer; Larry
     Fotin also spelled his professional name as Fotine, and was 
     a 1940's big-band leader and radio band leader]

     Composer: Larry Fotin (ASCAP) [aka "Larry Fotine" --
               professional name of Lawrence Constantine Fotinakis]

     1978 Publisher: True Blue Mus Pub Co. (ASCAP)

     2001 Publisher: True Blue Music Publishing Co. (ASCAP)
                        of Salem, OR

     Copyright Date:
     Renewal   Date: 

     Recordings: 

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