(NBC Late Night, 1957) [this was a short-lived version of the Tonight show before Jack Paar was hired; Al "Jazzbo" Collins succeeded Jack Lescoulie as host, but the format was still not a winner, and network affiliates continued to cancel the show...]
[above is the title as registered for the published version; aka: Jim and Andy's Theme] Composer: Louis ("Lou") Stein (BMI) Original Publisher: Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI) 2018 Publisher: EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI) of Nashville, Tennessee Unpublished Copyright Date: March 24, 1955; EU 392 152. Unpublished Renewal Date: Dec. 28, 1983; RE 187 776. [published version, arranged for Piano Solo]: Published Copyright Date: Apr. 23, 1957; EP 108 172. Published Renewal Date: [not found] Recordings:
[Theme credit in Craig Pattillo's "TV Theme Soundtrack Directory"] Composer: Edward Kennedy ("Duke") Ellington (ASCAP) Original Publisher: Robbins Music, Inc. (ASCAP) 1997 Publisher: EMI-Robbins Catalog, Inc. (ASCAP) Copyright Date: 1942, according to "Who Wrote That Song?" by Dick Jacobs Renewal Date: Recordings: