theme for this ABC show, 1964-1966, in WAVE (WAV) format

in MIDI (MID) format

in MED (Music Editor) format (must have a compatible program, such as IrfanView with the plugins package, which can play this file)

original theme from my absolute favorite TV series (1952-1958) as a young child and preteen in MP3 format (opening only); show was syndicated throughtout its run (and paved the way for all later syndicated series); and it was broadcast in black and white from 1952-1954 and, even though there were very few color TV sets at the time, in color from 1955-1958

later theme in WAV format (opening followed by closing)

same later theme in RM/RA (RealMedia/RealAudio) format (opening followed by closing)

in MIDI format

another composition in MIDI format

performed by the brilliantly irreverant comedian, Gilbert Gottfried, for a series of commercials which debuted in January, 2000 (WAVE format)

same as above, but converted from WAVE PCM format to WAVE MPEG layer 3 format (using Windows Sound Recorder), and them simply renamed as an MP3 file (made this conversion for use in my Palm Treo smartphone)

another Gilbert Gottfried sound file (WAVE format)

1960s "plop plop fizz fizz" commercial in WAVE format

classic 1970s commercial in which guy sings with a drone (maybe closer to "raps"), "I can't believe I ate that whole thing" (WAVE format)

Jack Somack saying, "Mama mia, that's a spicy meatball!" (WAVE format)

Jack Somack saying, "Mama mia, that's a some spicy meatball!" (WAVE format)

Allan Sherman (b.11/30/1924 in Chicago d.11/20/1973 in Los Angeles) sang one of my favorite songs (1963 on his "My Son, the Nut" LP) as a child (MP3 format); and here it is in MIDI format

opening theme for this excellent Norman Lear comedy, 1971-1979 on CBS, in WAVE format

in MIDI format

extended opening theme (in WMA format)

closing theme (in WAVE format)

full closing theme (in WMA format); not used on show

theme to this wonderful 1984 pro-feminist Australian miniseries (my own aircheck in MP3 format) with John Waters (b.12/8/1948 in London, UK) and the fabulous Sigrid Thornton (b.2/12/1959 in Canberra, Australia)

only slight variations to the theme of All the Rivers Run in this 1990 Australian miniseries sequel (my own aircheck in MP3 format); John Waters reprises his role as Brenton Edwards, but the character of Philadelphia 'Delie' Edwards, played by the conspicuously absent Sigrid Thornton from the first miniseries (okay, my own bias), is taken by Nikki Coghill (b.1/4/1964 in Melbourne, Australia)

theme, in WAVE format, for this NBC show which ran 1961-1962 on primetime Wednesdays and 1962-1965 on Saturday mornings

kind of cool, and not what you might expect, in WMA format

theme for Dick Clark's show (WAVE format), 1957-1987 on ABC

MIDI format

second MIDI composition

I remember, in 1969, standing in the den of my parents' house, across from my mother, watching Neil Armstrong say, "It's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" (WAVE format).

direct from Ma Bell in 1932, a newsreel introducing the dialtone (WAVE format); check out the Bell System Memorial website.

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the Reach Out and Touch Someone commercials (1979-1983) were developed by Chuck Blore and Ken D'Ambrosio (this is a 1983 commercial in RealVideo format); the tagline was created by Marshall "Global Village" McLuhan for Ma Bell; listen to another commercial from this campaign in RealAudio format

season 1 theme in WAVE format

in MIDI format

season 2 theme in WAVE format

in MIDI format

season 3 theme in WAVE format

season 4 theme in WAVE format

season 5 theme in WAVE format

theme (in WAVE format) from the generally excellent, if at times a bit overdone, CBS television series (1987-1990) with Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman (in the title roles - sort of)

in MIDI format

theme (MP3 format) from a wonderful British comedy series (1969-1989 on Thames Television and syndicated in the U.S.) which starred Alfred Hawthorn "Benny" Hill (b.1/21/1924 d.4/18/1992); and here is a MIDI file

nice opening theme (in WAVE format) for a show I could never personally stomach (1962-1971 on CBS); and here are some more versions of the theme:

• Another Open (WAVE Format)
• Close in WAVE Format
• First MIDI Composition
• Second MIDI Composition
• Third MIDI Composition

theme (WAVE format) for this 1964-1972 show on ABC (working and original script title, The Witch of Westport); here are the unaired lyrics

first MIDI composition

second MIDI composition

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one of the popular "Flick my Bic" commercials from the early 1970s (RealVideo format); listen to another commercial in MP3 format

theme from this spinoff of The Six Million Dollar Man in MP3 format (1976-1977 on ABC and 1977-1978 on NBC); and here is a MIDI file

theme from one of my favorite TV series (1959-1973 on NBC) as a child and young teen in MP3 format; here are the unaired lyrics from 1959

in MIDI format

another composition in MIDI format

commercial in MP3 format (aircheck)

Big Top theme, in MIDI format, from a New York City show (1959-1963 on WPIX-TV, channel 11. in NYC) I attended as a kid (after receiving an impromptu invitation to a broadcast of Officer Joe Bolton - right before Bozo in the same studio - from which we were asked to leave due to the poor behavior of my childhood companion, Benji)

opening theme, in WAVE format, from this show (1969-1974) on ABC

closing theme (WAVE format)

first theme composition (MIDI format)

second theme composition (MIDI format)

third theme composition (MIDI format)

theme for this series (in MP3 format), 1979-1981 on NBC; and here is a MIDI file

my dub of a dancing raisin commercial (MP3 format)

original theme (in WAVE format) from one of my favorite TV series as a preschooler (1955-1984 on CBS), starring Bob Keeshan (b.6/27/1927 as Carl Keeshan in Lynbrook, Long Island, d.1/23/2004 in Windsor, Vermont); I heard him lecture at the Georgia Association of Broadcasters annual meeting at the University of Georgia, while I was a graduating senior journalism student there, when he was presented with a 1978 "personal" Peabody Award

in MIDI format

theme from one of my favorite cartoons as a young child in MP3 format

in MIDI format

theme for this series (MP3 format), 1976-1981 on ABC

commercial in MP3 format (aircheck)

I hope you like these MIDIs

theme (MP3 format) for a series about the California Highway Patrol (1977-1983 on NBC); here are three other versions: one, two, and three (all WAVE format); and here is a MIDI file

1960s commercial in WAVE format

in MIDI format (sequenced by Robert Tilden)

1960s commercial for this New York coffee brand in WAVE format; according to this Sara Lee Corporation business's website, "The original Chock full o'Nuts jingle was taken from the song entitled 'That Heavenly Feeling,' written by the duo Wayne and Bruce Silbert. The coffee company changed the lyrics from 'heavenly feeling' to 'heavenly coffee' and adopted the tune as its own. Page Black, a balladeer and the wife of the Chock full o'Nuts company founder, William Black, sang the jingle."; "That Heavenly Feeling" was sung by Bernie Wayne

1963 Things Go Better with Coke commercial in WAVE format

1970 It's the Real Thing commercial in WAVE format

converted by me from WAVE to MIDI format; quality is not so good; mostly have it here as a demonstration

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1971 I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing commercial in WMV format; and here is the audio portion in Sun Audio (.au) format and in WAVE format (lesser quality); and here is a MIDI file and a second MIDI file; read the original lyrics

"sunshine" commercial in MP3 format (aircheck)

"have a Coke and a smile" commercial from 1979 (RealAudio format)

"Coke is it" commercial from 1982 (RealAudio format)

1984 Diet Coke commercial (WAVE format)

my dub of the commercial in which "Mean" Joe Greene accepts a Coke from a kid and then tosses a towel (from off his shoulder) to the grateful kid (MP3 format)

2005 "chill" version of 1971 I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (I'd Like to Teach the World to Chill) commercial in MP3 format

theme (MP3 format) for this excellent crime drama (1971-1978 on NBC), starring Peter Falk (b.9/16/1927 in New York, NY) as Lt. Columbo; and here is another version of the theme (also MP3) and one in MIDI format

commercial in MP3 format (aircheck); and here is another one

1974 theme (NBC) in RealAudio format; and here is the theme without the announcing (also RealAudio format); and here is the theme (RealAudio format) to Classic Concentration (1987-1991 on NBC)

Sportscaster Keith Olbermann (b.1/27/1959), who grew up as a Unitarian Universalist, hosts this wonderful left-of-center cross between The Daily Show (Comedy Central) and, well, a regular newscast (3/31/2003-present), which also happens to be the highest rated show on MSNBC (my aircheck in MP3 format)

theme (1969-1972 on ABC) in WAVE format

in MIDI format

commercial (WAVE format)

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1982 commercial (RealVideo format), from a series of commercials which ran from the late 1970s well into the 1980s, for a chain of stores (consumer electronics) in the Tri-State area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut (owned by Eddie Antar and featuring the talent of Jerry Carroll); listen to another commercial in MP3 format

a song my mother wrote as assistant den mother (but de facto den mother), then actual den mother, during my cub scout days (MP3 format)

theme based on the hymn, A Mighty Fortress is Our God, from one of my favorite TV series as a young child in MP3 format

theme (MP3 format) for a series which ran from 1978-1985 on NBC; and here is a MIDI file

1960s commercial in WAVE format

theme (RealAudio format) from one of my favorite TV series as a Kindergartener (1961, syndicated but mostly to NBC affilliates), starring Fred Freda as Diver Dan, Suzanne Turner as Miss Minerva (the beautiful mermaid queen), and a cast of puppets (all puppet voices provided by Allen Swift)

in WAVE format

as a young kid, we had the record for this barking version of the song (here in advanced systems format/ASF), performed by Patti Page (née Clara Ann Fowler b.11/8/1927) with music and lyrics by Bob Merrill

instrumental in WAVE format

MIDI composition

another MIDI composition (sequenced by Mickey McBride)

a third MIDI composition

one of my favorite songs as a child in MP3 format; read the English lyrics

in MIDI format

theme for Phil's long-running (1974-1985 from Chicago and 1985-1996 from New York City) syndicated show (WAVE format)

from 1960s commercial in WAVE format; and here is another 1960s version (also WAVE format)

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classic Dr. Pepper commercial, featuring David Naughton, in WMV format

complete version, in Apple QuickTime Movie (.mov) format, of one of the most public examples of American naiveté; though I didn't start kindergarten until 1961 and 1st grade until 1962, I still vividly remember being shown this 1951 film and my school's "duck and cover" (under the desk) air raid drills

in WAVE format

theme (MP3 format) for this show ("shoe"), starring Ed Sullivan (b.9/28/1902 in New York, NY, d.10/13/1974 in New York, NY), which ran on CBS from 1948-1971; and here is more theme music (WAVE format)

theme from one of my favorite series in my twenties in WAVE format

in MIDI format

in MIDI format

Dean Martin's (b.6/7/1917 as Dino Paul Crocetti d.12/25/1995) theme (short promotional excerpt) from The Dean Martin Show (1965-1974) in RealAudio format

theme in WAVE format

in MIDI format

second version in MIDI format

third version in MIDI format

in MIDI Karaoke (.kar) format

another version in MIDI Karaoke (.kar) format

classic commercial in MP3 format

theme (MP3 format) for this ABC show (1979-1988)

nice theme from a silly show, 1982-1987 (first year on NBC and last four in syndication), in WAVE format

first composition in MIDI format

second composition in MIDI format

theme from one of my favorite TV series, 1966-1971 on CBS, in WAVE format

opening theme for Richard Dawson's original show (1976-1985) in WAVE format

another opening theme in WAVE format

closing theme in WAVE format

theme (MP3 format) for this series (1982-1989 on NBC)

theme (MP3 format) for the original series (a bit like Love Boat) with Ricardo Montalban (1978-1984 on ABC)

theme for this show (1989-1991 on ABC) in WAVE format; and here is a MIDI file

MP3 and MIDI files

theme from one of my favorite TV series, 1964-1967 on NBC, in WAVE format; saw original movie at Radio City Music Hall in 1963 (when it premiered); and here are a couple of MIDI files: one and two

opening theme (by Warren Barker) from one of my favorite TV series (1967-1970 on ABC) as a preteen and young teen (WMA format); Sally Field (née Sally Mahoney b.11/6/1946 in Pasadena, California) played Sister Bertrille (née Elsie Ethrington of Chicago)

another version of the opening theme (WAVE format)

the theme with vocals (WMA format) from the sixth episode of the show; here are the lyrics

converted from WAVE to MIDI format by myself; quality is only fair; placed here as a demonstration

closing theme in WAVE format

classic commercial (with Mrs. Olsen) in MP3 format; and here is another one.

commercial in MP3 format (aircheck)

Burl Ives (MP3 format)

MIDI format

second MIDI composition

MOD format (must have a program, such as Winamp, which can play Module files)

XM format (must have a program, such as Winamp, which can play Extended Module files)

"GE ... We bring good things to life" (Jim Brickman, Thomas G. McFaul, and David Lucas); commercial/jingle (RealAudio format) is from the 1980s; slogan lasted from 1979-2003

theme for first four seasons on NBC (1965-1969) from one of my favorite series as a child and teen in WAVE format

theme for fifth and final season on CBS (1969-1970) in WAVE format

in MIDI format

another composition in MIDI format

theme from this NBC and ABC sitcom (9/21/1968-9/18/1970) in WAVE format

theme (by Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller) from the series (1965-1966 on ABC) which gave Sally Field (later of The Flying Nun) her television start (MP3 format)

Commercial (debuted in New York City in 1963) for the original U.S. version of this toy robotic action hero (MP3 format)

1960s commercial (debuted in 1964 or 1965), to the tune of The Caissons Go Rolling Along, for this action hero (my dub of a video in MP3 format)

first composition in MIDI format

second composition in MIDI format

third composition in MIDI format

nice opening theme (in WAVE format) for this exceptionally silly show (1964-1967 on CBS); and here are some more versions of the theme:

• Another Open (WAVE Format)
• 1964 Close in WAVE Format
• 1966 Close in WAVE Format
• Theme on CD in WAVE Format
• First MIDI Composition
• Second MIDI Composition
• Theme to Pilot in WAVE Format

theme (Lovee’s Come Back) for this parody (1976-1978 on NBC and ABC) of Major Bowe's Amateur Hour starring the one and only Chuck Barris (b.1929), here heard singing the theme (RealAudio format) on an episide I remember watching; and here is the opening theme in WAVE format and the opening theme in RealAudio format (both without "Chuckie baby" singing); and, finally, the theme, converted by me from WAVE to MIDI format, with only mediocre quality

commercial in MP3 format

theme, Believe It or Not, (by Joey Scarbury) in WAVE format (1981-1983 on ABC)

in MIDI format

another version in MIDI format

yet another version in MIDI format

theme from this "Hooterville" spin off, 1965-1971 on CBS (starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor), of Petticoat Junction (in WAVE format); first episode narrated by John Daly

later theme (in WAVE format)

theme (in MIDI format)

another theme composition (in MIDI format)

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a mid-1960s commercial with the Jolly Green Giant (RealVideo format)

commercial in MP3 format (aircheck)

theme (in WAVE format)

first theme variation (in WAVE format)

second theme variation (in WAVE format)

third theme variation (in WAVE format)

fourth theme variation (in WAVE format)

fifth theme variation (in WAVE format)

sixth theme variation (in WAVE format)

theme (in MIDI format)

theme composition (in MIDI format)

second theme composition (in MIDI format)

theme (in MP3 format), from my aircheck in August 2004 (turn up the volume), for this MSNBC program hosted by Chris Matthews (b.1945)

theme (MP3 format) for this ritzy series broadcast on ABC from 1979-1984; and here is a MIDI file

theme for a show I liked (1959-1963 on ABC) in WAVE format

1970s commercial in WAVE format

opening theme for this syndicated parody, 1995-1999, in WAVE format (gave birth to Xena)

closing theme (WAVE format)

MIDI composition

theme (in WAVE format) from the only Lucille Ball show I ever cared for (1968-1974 on CBS); never liked I Love Lucy (1951-1957 on CBS), The Lucy Show (1962-1968 on CBS), or Life with Lucy (1986 on ABC)

theme for this "angelic" NBC show (1984-1989) with Michael Landon and Victor French (who was also a semi-regular on Landon's Little House on the Prairie) in WAVE format

theme in MIDI format

original theme from one of my favorite TV series, 1965-1970, as a child and young teen in WAVE format

second theme in WAVE format

final theme in WAVE format

final theme in MIDI format

second MIDI composition

third MIDI composition

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various artists have tried their hands at this humorous song (in WMV format), which was co-written in 1948 by Moe Jaffe and Dwight Latham), but my favorite (of the ones I have heard) was recorded in 1987 by Ray Stevens (b.1/24/1939 as Harold Ray Ragsdale in Clarkdale, Georgia, now a part of Decatur); and here is the song in WMA; here is another version (WAVE format) by Grandpa Jones (b.Louis Marshall Jones on 10/20/1913 in Niagra, Kentucky, and d.2/19/1998 in Nashville, Tennessee) of Hee Haw fame; and, finally, here it is in MIDI format

opening theme (WAVE format) for this series (1978-1982 on CBS), with Bill Bixby (b.1/22/1934 in San Francisco, California, d.11/21/1993 in Culver City, California, of prostate cancer) as David Banner, Lou Ferrigno (b.11/9/1952 in Brooklyn, New York) as the Hulk, and Jack Colvin (b.10/13/1934 in Lyndon, Kansas, d.12/1/2005 in North Holywood, California, following a stroke) as Jack McGee; and here are some more versions of the theme:

• Opening Theme in MIDI Format
• First Closing Theme in WAVE Format
• First Closing Theme in MIDI Format
• Second Closing Theme in WAVE Format

theme (MP3 format) for this series, starring Raymond Burr (of Perry Mason fame), which ran from 1967-1975 on NBC; and here is another version; and here is a MIDI file

first theme (by Gerald Fried and Sherwood Schwartz) for this show, created by Sherwood Schwartz, which ran for one season (1966-1967 on CBS); here the astronauts go back in time (WAVE format); the music was nice, but I was already too old for this show at 10-11 years old

second theme; in an ill-fated attempt to boost sagging ratings, the astronauts returned to the 1960s with the cave folks (MP3 format)

opening theme (my aircheck in MP3 format) to this wonderful revival of the show, hosted by Bill Dwyer, on GSN (premiered in 2006) which is, in my view, better than the original series or any subsequent incarnation; and here is the closing theme (also my aircheck in MP3 format)

theme from one of my favorite TV series as a child and young teen in WAVE format; still remember the June Taylor Dancers

file converted by me from WAVE to MIDI format; quality is not too bad; placed here as a demonstration

excerpt from Farewell to Studio 9 (on CBS), July 25, 1964, where newsmen reminisce (MP3 format)

the sounds of the bullets which killed him in Dallas, November 22, 1963; I was in Mrs. Hoplamazian's second grade class (left side of room toward the back at P.S. 46, Alley Pond School, in Bayside, Queens, New York) when the principal said over the PA (public address) system that the president had been shot; Mrs. Hoplamazian (Armenian name), who had previously been the assistant teacher in my second kindergarten class (because we moved in the middle of the school year from the Bronx, i.e., Mrs. Yudies' [spelling?] class from which I remember this song), began crying; soon, the principal returned to the PA to announce that the president was dead and that classes were cancelled; I walked home, and my mother was crying, too (she was annoyed when I pointed it out to her); for several years, I then became obsessed with the JFK assassination, including reading the Warren Report and books by Harold Weisberg, Whitewash and Whitewash II, and Mark Lane

theme for this British science fiction anthology (Executive Producer: Joan Harrison; Producer: Anthony Hinds) which ran on ABC 9/1968-1/1969 (WAVE format)

theme (WAVE format) for this ABC show (1967-1969) which starred Carl Betz (b.3/9/1921 in Pittsburgh, PA and d.1/18/1978 in Los Angeles, CA, of lung cancer) as Clinton Judd with Stephen Young (b.5/19/1931 in Toronto, ON) playing Judd's top assistant, Ben Caldwell

Patsy Cline in WAVE format

Mickey Gilley in WAVE format

Anne Murray in WAVE format

MIDI files

theme (MP3 format) for this detective series, starring Telly Savalas (b.1/21/1924 in Garden City, Long Island), broadcast on CBS 1973-1978; and here is a MIDi file

them (RealAudio format) starring Larry King (b.Lawrence Harvey Zeiger 11/19/1933) on CNN 1985-present

opening theme (WAVE format) for this long-running CBS series (1954-1970) when it starred June Lockhart (1959-1964); here are the unaired lyrics from 1954

closing theme (WAVE format)

MIDI format (based on a later version of the theme)

theme (MP3 format) for this game show, starring Monty Hall (b. 8/25/1921 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada), originally broadcast 1963-1977 with brief reprisals in later years (originally on NBC and later on both ABC and CBS)

short promotional excerpt (in MP3 format) from the Jerhume Brunnen G song on Lexx (1997-2002), the great gothic sci fi series

I've fallen, and I can't get up (1990 commercial in WAVE format)

theme for this ABC show (1974-1983), based on a series of non-fiction books by Laura Ingalls Wilder (played by Melissa Gilbert in the television series), starring Michael Landon (WAVE format)

theme in MIDI format

"The following program is brought to you in living color on NBC" (began every color broadcast, 1957-1962; WAVE format); here is the CBS version which debuted in September of 1965 (also in WAVE format)

1965 theme from one of my favorite TV series (1965-1968 on CBS) as a child, and partially inspired by Swiss Family Robinson (working title was Space Family Robinson) - from a comic book by that name), in MP3 format

1967 opening theme in MP3 format

1967 closing theme in MP3 format

first composition in MIDI format

second composition in MIDI format

third composition in MIDI format

fourth composition in MIDI format

one of my favorite themes (by the Cowsills) from this 1969-1974 TV show on ABC (WAVE format) which gave birth to Happy Days; here are two variations of the theme: one (WAVE format) and two (RealAudio format)

theme from one of my favorite TV shows in my 20s, believe in or not, in WAVE format

later variation of this theme, also from my 20s, in WAVE format

in MIDI format

2005 reenactment of a late 1960s Lums Hotdogs, Steamed in Beer television commercial (here in MP3 format) I shot for Frank Ruzz's Arlington Studios (with myself as the waiter and my sister playing the silent customer) in Levittown, Long Island (no, I don't care much for the reading, or the script for that matter, either, but I followed the director's instructions)

theme (WAVE format) for this series (1969-1976 on ABC) which starred Robert Young (full name, Robert George Young; b.2/22/1907 in Chicago d.7/21/1998 in Westlake Village, California)

early 1960s fluffernutter commercial in WAVE format

one of the variations on the theme from one of my favorite shows of the 1970s (in WAVE format)

in MIDI format

original theme in WAVE format (1962-1969 on NBC) from the first incarnation of this game show, starring the legendary Gene Rayburn (b.12/22/1917 in Christopher, IL, d.11/29/1999 in Gloucester, MA)

theme from the new and improved 1973-1982 daytime and nighttime versions (among my favorite game shows), on CBS and syndicated, then revived (1983-1984 on NBC), with some modifications, as part of The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour, again starring Gene Rayburn (WAVE format)

in MIDI format

a commercial, probably from the 1960s, with the familiar jingle (MP3 format)

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classic 1970s Big Mac commercial in WMV format

theme for this show (1969-1976 on CBS) in RealAudio format

same as above in WAVE format

1976 commercial in WAVE format (by Thomas G. McFaul)

same in MP3 format (converted from WAVE PCM format to WAVE MPEG level 3 format and then just renamed as an MP3 file for use in my Palm Treo 650)

shorter ringtone version (MP3 format)

instrumental version in MP3 format

don't listen to this version if you are easily offended (MP3 format)

the Bugs Bunny theme in RealAudio format; and here are various other Merrie Melody and Looney Tunes themes:

• First MP3 file
• Second MP3 file
• Third MP3 file
• First MIDI file
• Second MIDI file
• Third MIDI file

Meet the Mouseketeers, from one of my favorite TV series as a very young child in MP3 format (the original Mickey Mouse Club which ran on ABC from 1955-1959); see their photos; had a big crush on Darlene Gillespie (b.April 8, 1941 in Montreal, Canada, and became a U.S. citizen on September 5, 1956) as a preschooler, not, like so many people, on Annette Funicello; visit this good site

The Mickey Mouse Club March theme from one of my favorite TV series as a young child in WAVE format (the original Mickey Mouse Club)

The Mickey Mouse Club March in MIDI format

another composition of the Mickey Mouse Club March in MIDI format

The Mickey Mouse Club close in WAVE format (the original Mickey Mouse Club)

a later version, in WAVE format, of the Mickey Mouse Club close

words and music by Martin Luther (1529) with English translation by Frederic H. Hedge (1853) in MP3 format

here is an instrumental by Joel Rosenberger (permission granted to use with attribution) in RealAudio format (converted by me from MP3)

in MIDI format

theme from my favorite TV series as a toddler in MP3 format

this theme (1950s-1970s) on WOR (now WWOR, the flagship station of the UPN network), Channel 9 in New York City (well, actually, Secaucus, New Jersey), was excerpted from Tara's Theme on Gone With the Wind (in WAVE format)

in MIDI format

a very different MIDI composition

theme from this campy show (1961-1966) in MP3 format

in MIDI format

by Thurl Ravenscroft (b.2/6/1914 in Norfolk, Nebraska d.5/22/2005 in Fullerton, California) and recorded in 1966; also of Tony the Tiger's "you're great!" fame (MP3 format)

MIDI format

second MIDI composition

third MIDI composition

growing up off of Pelham Pkwy. (Wallace Ave.) in the Bronx, I loved Mister Softee, but the truck used to wake me up in the morning with this jingle (RealAudio format), well, that is until my mother complained and got them to stop it; here is a shorter version of the jingle in MP3 format; and here are the lyrics

original theme from one of my favorite TV series from my twenties in WAVE format

in MIDI format

later theme in WAVE format

in MIDI format

theme (WAVE format) for this BBC comedy (1969-1974) which was syndicated to PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) stations in the U.S.; and here are two MIDI files: one and two

theme for this CBS show, 1964-1966, in WAVE format; here are the unaired lyrics

second MIDI composition

MOD format (must have a program, such as Winamp, which can play Module files)

theme (WAVE format) for this long-running CBS show (1984-1996) with Angela Lansbury (born 10/16/1925 in London)

in MIDI format

opening theme from one of my favorite series as a child, 1963-1966, in WAVE format

opening theme in MIDI format

closing theme in WAVE format

Frank Sinatra (b.12/12/1915 in Hoboken, NJ, and d.5/14/1998 in Los Angeles) made this Sammy Cahn (b.6/18/1913 in New York, NY, d.1/15/1993 in Los Angeles) tune (WAVE format) popular; and here are a couple of MIDI files: one and two

theme (composed by Frank DeVol) from one of my favorite series (1960-1972 on ABC and CBS) as a child and teen in MP3 format (show open)

in MP3 format (another version of the opening)

in MP3 format (yet another version of the opening)

in WAVE format (and yet another version of the opening)

in RealAudio format (the longest version of the opening)

in MP3 format (show close)

theme for this NBC series, 1969-1970 (rerun on CBS summer of 1972), starring William Windom and loosely based on the writings of cartoonist and humorist, James Thurber (WAVE format); I later saw Windom live at the University of Georgia (sometime between 1976 and 1978), where I completed by undergraduate studies, when he traveled around the country doing his one-man show on Thurber

another version of the theme (WAVE format)

also called "The Banana Song" (RealAudio format), it was written and performed (1965) by Ms. Shirley Ellis (b.1941 in the Bronx, NYC); and here is the song in MIDI format

this comedic piece (WAVE format) may be offensive to some

the above links to another version of the chimes in WAVE format, yet another in WAVE format, still another in WAVE format, one in ASF format, another in ASF format, and one in MP3 format

1960s commercial with Jimmy Nelson (b.12/15/1928 in Chicago), Danny O'Day, and Farfel (my dub in MP3 format); and here is a photo from the commercial campaign (the snapping of Farfel's mouth at the end was intentional)

humorous commercial (AVI video) from the 1960s

Frank Sinatra classic in MP3 format; and here are a few MIDIS: one, two, and three

It's a Small World: A Salute to UNICEF (mp3 of a live recording of the ride, 95¢ for adults and 60¢ for kids, from the Pepsi Cola Pavilion in collaboration with Disney); the song, my favorite as a young child, was composed by the Oscar-winning musical team of Richard and Robert Sherman; see this excellent New York World's Fair website; and here are some other "Small World" recordings from the fair (all WMA format):

• A Demo
• Instrumental
• Fair Promo
• Isolated Vocal Tracks
• Pavilion Exit Music
• Chorus
• Megamix
• Paris Part I
• Paris Part II
• Another Version
• Yet Another One

my recording of another performance (with vocals) of It's a Small World (MP3 format); and here are some more (none from the fair):

• Instrumental in MP3 Format
• Another Instrumental in MP3 Format
• Yet Another Instrumental in MP3 Format
• MIDI Composition
• Instrumental in WMA Format
• Another Instrumental in WMA Format
• Yet Another WMA Instrumental

indeed, simplistically triumphalistic is a good description for this program (which, to the annoyance of my family, I listened to constantly as a kid), here provided in its entirety (MP3 format), "The Triumph of Man: as presented at the New York World's Fair, 1964-1965, by the Travelers Insurance Companies"; see photograph of record and sleeve (souvenir) from "The Travelers Insurance Companies: The Triumph of Man" (pavilion/exhibit) which I purchased on eBay (lost my original copy)

live recording from The Show-Go-Round at the Chrysler Pavilion (WMA format); featured Anthony J. "Carby" Carburetor, apparently with the voice of long-time actor (beginning in the 1940s) Mason Adams (b.1919 d.2005), who later played Charlie Hume on Lou Grant; the voice for Carby was also reportedly provided (though not on this particular recording) by William Tost

The Toucan and the Parrot from The Electric Utility Show (WMA format)

opening theme for Rod Serling's sequel (1970-1973 on NBC) to The Twilight Zone (WAVE format); and here is the closing theme (also in WAVE format)

Morris commercial in MP3 format (my dub)

theme for this exceptional situation comedy (1970-1975 on ABC) in WAVE format; here are the unaired lyrics

in MIDI format

another MIDI composition

MIDI files

classic commercial in MP3 format

theme for 2004 Athens summer games in WAVE format (broadcast on the networks of NBC in the U.S.); and here is a MIDI composition

theme (MP3 format) for this CBS show (1975-1984)

commercial (first used in 1976) in WAVE format

MIDI format

commercial in MP3 format (first used in 1963)

MIDI format

opening theme (WAVE format) for this 1963-1964 science fiction show on ABC

first closing theme for original series

second closing theme for original series

theme (WAVE format) for this science fiction show on Showtime (1995-2001) and the Sci Fi Channel (2001-2002)

first MIDI composition

second MIDI composition

1964 commercial (Come On Over) for Palisades Amusement Park (RealAudio format)

classic commercial (with "Madge") in MP3 format

WAVE and MP3 files (a few may be offensive to some folks)

theme, C'mon, Get Happy, for this 1970-1974 series on ABC (WAVE format)

theme for the 1971-1974 ABC version (show was originally on CBS), the one I usually watched, in WAVE format

theme from one of my favorite series (1963-1966 on ABC) as a child in WAVE format

in MIDI format

second MIDI composition

theme, which I recorded off of a video cassette, for the ABC show (originally NBC) which inspired me to become a ventriloquist, in MP3 format, sponsored by Cheer but subsequently, in the version I remember, by Hartz Mountain; never cared much for the later, Winchell-Mahoney Time, which was, to me, more like a puppet show

theme (MP3 format) for this CBS series (1957-1966) which starred Raymond Burr (b.5/21/1917 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada d.9/12/1993 in Sonoma City, California); and here is a MIDI file

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1967 commercial in RealVideo (RM/RealMedia) format; here it is in WAVE format; and here is another commercial in MP3 format (my dub)

theme (MP3 format) for this series, starring Jack Klugman (b/4/27/1922 in Philadephia, Pennsylvania) as an "activist" medical examiner (M.E.), which ran on NBC 1976-1983; and here is a MIDI file

one of my favorite songs as a young child in WAVE format

in MIDI format

another composition in MIDI format

classic commercial in MP3 format

tanning commercial in MP3 format (aircheck)

principal opening theme for this great show, 1989-1993 on NBC, in WAVE format

closing theme in WAVE format

in MIDI format

second MIDI composition

MIDI jukebox from my old Reality Sciences and JCCC Sites

1950s and 1960s commercial in WAVE format

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the theme, Pop Goes the Weasel, from one of my favorite TV series as a preschooler (1957-1966 on WNEW-TV, channel 5, in NYC; now, WNYW) in RealVideo format; based on an actual situation while living in the Bronx, my mother modified the words (MP3 format), and we sang it all the time

brief portion of the theme (MP3 format) from the Washington, D.C., show

Pop Goes the Weasel in MIDI format

first theme from this clever ABC show (1969-1974) which I liked a great deal (WAVE format)

later variation of the theme in WAVE format

final variation in WAVE format

in MIDI format

theme for this cool CBS show (1983-1987) which made Bruce Boxleitner (Lee "Scarecrow" Stetson), who later starred in all but the first season of Babylon 5, famous

in MIDI format

first season theme for this show (1993-1996 on NBC) which started out as one of my favorite science fiction series (renamed seaQuest 2032 in the last season) but dramatically declined in quality over time (MP3 format)

• Second Season Theme (MP3 format)
• MIDI Composition (first two seasons)
• Second MIDI Composition (first two seasons)
• Third MIDI Composition (first two seasons)
• Third Season Theme: seaQuest 2032 (MP3 format)

classic Joey Heatherton commercial in MP3 format; and here is another one (also MP3 format)

one of Geoffrey Holder's (b.8/1/1930 Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, West Indies) classic Uncola commercials (1970-1973) in AVI format and another from 1975 (also in AVI format); and here is one (circa 1970) in RealAudio format and another commercial (also RealAudio format) from 1971 (some background noise)

theme (MP3 format) for a detective series which aired on CBS 1981-1988; and here is the theme in MIDI format

theme (MP3 format) for this ABC show (1973-1978); and here is a MIDI file

theme (WAVE format) for this science fiction series (10/1971-12/1972 on ABC) in which Dr. Michael Rhodes (played by Gary Collins), a college professor interested in the supernatural, and his assistant (Nancy) investigate the supernatural; and here is another version of the theme (also WAVE format)

composite of opening and closing from one of my favorite TV series (1951-1952, 1955-1956, and 1957-1962 on NBC, ABC, and CBS) as a young child (WAVE format), with Schuyler "Sky" King (Kirby Grant, b.Kirby Grant Hoon 11/24/1911 in Butte, Montana, d.10/30/1985 near Titusville, Florida) and his niece, Penny King (Gloria Winters, b.11/28/1932 in Los Angeles); and here is the opening (by itself with a Nabisco commercial), another opening (with a Peter Pan Peanut Butter commercial), and the closing music (airchecks in MP3 format)

1960s commercial in WAVE format

another version of the commercial (in WAVE format) apparently sung by a young girl (the commercial I remember)

first MIDI composition

second MIDI composition

converted from WAVE to MIDI format by me; quality is mediocre; placed here as a demonstration

theme from my one of my favorite TV series (1967-1969) in WAVE format

theme with the announcer speaking this time (WAVE format)

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the Take Sominex tonight and sleep jingle, here in Windows Media Video (WMV) format, was created by Donald Blauhut (b.6/26/1923 in New York, NY, d.4/3/2004 in Rhinebeck, NY)

theme (in WAVE format) for a local show (1964-1965) on New York's WNEW (now WNYW), channel 5, I sometimes liked as a child, starring Milton Supman (b.1926) a.k.a. Soupy Hines and Soupy Sales (stage names): "Hines" was a misspelling of the Heinz Soup Company; Soupy was from "Soupy or Soupbone," childhood nicknames; and "Sales" from 1920s comic actor, Chick Sale ("s" added to Soupy's name)

studio version of the theme (in WAVE format)

an ethereal and perhaps annoying MIDI file

theme of this series, in WAVE format, based on theme from the Stargate movie

theme in MIDI format

theme from original series (WAVE format) which ran from 1966-1969 on NBC; here are the unaired lyrics (sung by Uhura on an episode); MIDI versions are in the jukebox (below)

theme from my favorite Star Trek series in WAVE format; MIDIs are in the jukebox (below)

special theme (MP3 format) for this episode which I, in agreement with Wil Wheaton, consider to have been my favorite from this incarnation of Star Trek (1987-1994, syndicated); here is a briefer version (WAVE format) of Picard's flute song; MIDI compositions are in the jukebox (below)

MIDI files

from Mary Poppins (1964), which I saw in its first release, and featuring the talents of Julie Andrews (née Julia Elizabeth Wells in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, 10/1/1935), in the title role, and Dick Van Dyke (b.12/13/1925 in West Plains, Missouri), who played Bert the chimney sweep; here is the song en français; and here is a MIDI file

theme for the movies (1978-2006) in MP3 format; here is a MIDI file for the theme; here is the Superman love theme (WMA format); and here is a MIDI file for the love theme

theme from one of my favorite shows during my twenties in WAVE format

in MIDI format

MOD format (must have a program, such as Winamp, which can play Module files)

theme from one of my favorite shows (1948-1970 on Dumont, CBS, NBC, and ABC) as a child and young teen, hosted by Ted Mack (b.2/12/1904 d.7/12/1976) and usually sponsored (when I watched it) by Geritol, in WAVE format

theme (MP3 format) used in the first and second seasons (by Earle Hagen and Sam Denoff) from this show (1966-1971 on ABC); Marlo Thomas (née Margaret Julia Thomas, daughter of Danny Thomas, b.12/21/37) was both the star (with Ted Bessell) and the executive producter of this great feminist sitcom, but (she said in an interview I watched), given the generation (mostly pre-women's lib movement), she opted to exclude her production role from the credits

theme from the third and fourth seasons (MP3 format)

this fifth-season theme includes the lyrics (MP3 format)

theme (MP3 format) for this series (1977-1984 on ABC)

theme (MP3 format) for the six stooges; the first third stooge to Moe (Harry Moses Howard) and Larry (Larry Fine, but born Larry Feinberg) was Shemp (Samuel Howard, Moe's brother), 1922-1931; followed by Curly (sometimes spelled "Curley," i.e., Jerome Howard - the youngest Howard brother), 1931-1947; then followed, once again, by Shemp, 1947-1955; then by Joe Besser, 1956-1957; and, finally, by Curly Joe (Joe DeRita, who used the Curly name because of his resemblance to Jerome), 1959-1969

MIDI composition

second MIDI composition

opening theme (MP3 format) from first episode of this game show (CBS daytime from July, 1978, to September, 1978, and then syndicated September, 1978, to September, 1986), hosted by Wink Martindale (1978-1985) and by Jim Caldwell (1986)

closing theme (MP3 format)

ten-second "think" music for two-part questions (MP3 format)

theme from one of my favorite programs, 1966-1967, produced by Irwin Allen, in WAVE format

MIDI composition

short promotional excerpt from the signature song of the great and largely under-appreciated singer and ukulelist, Tiny Tim (Herbert Khaury, b.4/12/32 d.11/30/96), in MP3 format

in WAVE format

first MIDI composition

second MIDI composition

theme, in MIDI format, from one of my favorite shows, 1960-1963 (Sunday version ended 1961; weekday version ended 1963), starring Ed "Blade" Bakey (b.1925 d.1988) - a local program on channel 7, WABC, in New York City, using the melody from The Sidewalks of New York but with new new lyrics. (I have it in my mind that, as Tommy Seven feigned playing piano, someone would yell at him to sing the correct words.) Thoroughly traumatized by the loss of my Tommy Seven nose, my mother and I suspected that a neighbor, Shari, had stolen it.

another Sidewalks of New York composition in MIDI format

yet another Sidewalks of New York composition in MIDI format

theme (MP3 format) for this television series (1980-1986 on ABC)

theme (MP3 format) for this ghostly series (10/1955-3/1956 on ABC and 6/1956-10/1956 on NBC) with Leo G. Carrol (b.10/25/1892 in Weedon, England, d.10/16/1972 in Hollywood, California) as Cosmo Topper

theme (my aircheck in MP3 format) from when Bud Collyer hosted (1956-1967 on CBS)

theme I remember, when Garry Moore (never liked him much on I've Got a Secret) hosted (1969-1977 on NBC); one of my favorite game shows in my early teens to early twenties (in WAVE format)

1960s theme (in RealAudio format), the one I remember, from Bob Barker's show (who initially had simultaneously hosted both this program and The Price is Right) which inspired a city (Truth or Consequences, New Mexico)

first season opening theme (in WAVE format) from Rod Serling's CBS show (1959-1965)

second season opening theme (in WAVE format)

third season opening theme (in WAVE format)

fourth and fifth seasons opening theme (in WAVE format)

theme (in MIDI format)

theme (second MIDI composition)

theme from one of my favorite cartoons as a young child in WAVE format

in MIDI format

by Tom Lehrer (b.4/9/1928 in New York City) in the 1960s (MP3 format)

MIDI format

MOD format (must have a program, such as Winamp, which can play Module files)

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1969 public service announcement (PSA) from the American Social Health Association, made before the term STD largely replaced VD, in RealVideo format (may have the reverse of the intended effect, i.e., to make sexually transmitted diseases appear desirable); and here is just the audio portion in MP3 format (my own dub)

theme (MP3 format) for this series (1964-1968 on ABC)

this collection of WABC-AM airchecks (MP3 format) from 1964 includes jingles and commercials for Castro Convertibles, Palisades Amusement Park, and Household Finance; and here are some more WABC airchecks:

• Pepsi commercial from 1967 (MP3 format)
• Roger Grimsby (1969), better known from his role as anchor and co-anchor of Eyewitness News on WABC-TV (channel 7), was subsequently fired for saying something like (as I happened to see live on television), "Sit down, lay back, and enjoy the news," parodying weatherman Tex Antoine (a.k.a. Uncle Weatherbee) who had himself been fired (following a brief suspension), in part, for joking about a rape story which, to make matters even worse (and apparently missed by Tex), involved a five-year-old female victim (MP3 format)
• Dan Ingram in 1974 (MP3 format)
• ABC Radio Network News introductory jingle (pre-1968) in RealAudio format
• American Contemporary Radio Network introductory jingle (used by WABC beginning January 1, 1968) in RealAudio format

in the late 1960s and 1970s, I was more obsessed with Newsradio 88 than I was with any other station (much to the annoyance of my family); aside from WINS (newsradio) WABC (talk radio), WOR (talk radio), and WMCA (when it was talk radio), WCBS-AM was the only station I ever listened to on a regular basis (when most people my age listened to music); apparently, Wayne Cabot, now a WCBS anchor himself, has had a similar fascination with the station since his teenage years; this tribute (WMA format) was made 12/7/2005 and is 18:39 long; and here are a series of airchecks (14:15 long) from 1978 (also WMA format)

theme from Anne Robinson's U.S. version, 2001-2002, in MP3 format (same as British version)

game music from Anne Robinson's U.S. version in WAVE format (same as British version)

theme from one of my favorite series of my late teens to mid twenties in WAVE format

in MIDI format

another composition in MIDI format

first opening theme, beginning some weeks into the show, of What's My Line?, in WAVE format (from my aircheck, so please turn up the volume), from when John Daly (b.2/20/1914 d.2/24/1991) hosted the original version of the show (working title for show, in 1950, was Occupation Unknown); introduced, by Bennett Cerf, as John Charles Daly (usually), as John Charles Patrick Croghan Daly (occasionally, with John sometimes correcting Bennett's pronunciation of "Croghan"), and as John Francis Daly (only twice that I recall - corrected by John the second time, "There's no Francis in it, Bennett"); since all males in the family were named "John," they were called by their middle names - in this case, "Charlie" (as he said on the show in 1963, he was sometimes nicknamed "Chaf" for Charles); but, professionally, he was "John"; ran on CBS from 1950-1967, which I watched toward the end of its long run and, presently, on the GSN cable channel; see the TV.com episode guide and Mike Arroyo's episode guide; Daly - born in Johannesburg, South Africa, his father an American mining engineer and graduate of MIT and his mother English - attended the Marist Brothers College in Johannesburg until, at the age of ten, his family moved to the U.S.

second opening theme from John Charles Daly's original version in MP3 format (also used in the British version of the show); according to information received from the editor of the What's My Line? section of TV.com, it is Melody in Moccasins and was written by Wilfred Burns

third opening theme from John Charles Daly's original version in WAVE format

fourth opening theme from John Charles Daly's version (MP3 format); the first version of Sounds by Sascha Burland

fifth opening theme from John Charles Daly's version (MP3 format); the second version of Sounds by Sascha Burland

sixth opening theme from John Charles Daly's version (RealAudio format); according to information received from the editor of the What's My Line? section of TV.com, it was taken from the January 31, 1965, episode and is the third version of Sounds by Sascha Burland which debuted on April 8, 1962

seventh opening theme, which I recorded off of the GSN cable network, from John Charles Daly's version (MP3 format); according to information received from the editor of the What's My Line? section of TV.com, it debuted on February 14, 1965

full version of Rollercoaster (portion used for the show's major closing theme); covered much of the 17-year run of John Charles Daly's version (recorded by myself in MP3 format); according to information received from the editor of the What's My Line? section of TV.com, it was written by Louis F. Busch and Milton "Milt" Delugg (1949); performed by Henri Rene and his Orchestra

actual Rollercoaster closing recorded from television (MP3 format)

actual Rollercoaster closing recorded from television - this time with John Leonard "Johnny" Olson (b.5/22/1910 in Windom, Minnesota d.10/12/1985 in Santa Monica, California) announcing (MP3 format)

another version of Rollercoaster (not used on the show), this one with some vocals, recorded February 23, 1951, by Les Baxter (MP3 format)

unknown closing theme used on some shows in 1959 (MP3 format)

substitute closing theme (aircheck), Toy Trumpet (by Raymond Scott), a ragtime melody used on a few shows in 1959 (MP3 format); read the original lyrics by Sidney D. Mitchell and Lew Pollack

Toy Trumpet, performed by Raymond Scott and His Orchestra, in MP3 format

another version of Toy Trumpet, also performed by Raymond Scott and His Orchestra, in MP3 format

yet another version of Toy Trumpet, this one by Jeremy Cohen (violin), in MP3 format

my own recording of a brief promotional excerpt of the Shirley Temple Toy Trumpet song (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, 1938) in MP3 format

a MIDI composition of Toy Trumpet by Ron O'Dell

a much shorter MIDI composition of Toy Trumpet

another ending from 1959 (MP3 format); cannot make out the music

aircheck of the Col. (Harland) Sanders (a Kentucky colonel) segment (MP3 format); originally aired 12/1/1963; broadcast shortly before the colonel's "mug" (to use his term from this episode) became so popular (panel did not wear blindfolds); the colonel arrived with his cane and usual outfit

aircheck of a mystery guest segment (MP3 format) featuring the great Louis Armstrong (b.Louis Daniel Armstrong 7/4/1901 in New Orleans, LA, and d.7/6/1971 in New York, NY) who, in trademark style, regularly wiped his face with his handkerchier; originally aired 3/22/1964; my late friend, Dave Failows (died in an automobile accident), had an aunt Jean (met her) who lived next door to Satchmo/Satch (a working class section of Corona, Queens, New York), was a close friend, and had a huge collection of his recordings (he signed in as "Satchmo" for satchelmouth)

original theme composition (1968-1974), "The Line" (by Bob Israel and orchestrated by Charles Fox) adapted for Wally Bruner's (1968-1972), the one I usually watched, and Larry Blyden's (1972-1974) syndicated version (Blyden had new theme in 1975), one of my favorite shows as a teen, in RealAudio format (regular panelists: Arlene Francis, brought back from the original show, and Soupy Sales); see the episode guide

shorter version of original theme (1968-1974), the one actually broadcast, with introduction in WAVE format

the closing for the syndicated show (this one an aircheck from a Larry Blyden episode) was taken from the same song used in the opening (MP3 format)

later theme with Larry Blyden (1975?) in WAVE format (air check, so turn up volume)

theme for the Who's Who? segment with Larry Blyden in RealAudio format

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portion of the first British version of the show, "chaired" (British term) by Eamonn Andrews (1951-1962 on the BBC), in RealVideo format; Andrews was also an occasional panelist and, in 1959, a one-time guest host (replacing John Daly) for the U.S. version on CBS

opening to the British show (WAVE format)

original theme for my ventriloquism act in MIDI format

in MIDI format

another version in MIDI format

this Wendy's commercial (in WAVE format), first aired in 1984, featured the elderly actress Clara Peller (b.1902 d.1987)

another version of the commercial (in WAVE format)

theme (MP3 format) for this series, starring Tony Danza (b.4/21/1951 in Brooklyn, New York), broadcast on ABC from 1984-1992; and here is a MIDI file

2005 reenactment of my popular 1974-1976 closing (after delivering the news) for this radio station (MP3 format)

aircheck (MP3 format) for long-running slogan of this New York City radio station (started in 1924, by Gimbel's Department Store, as WGBS; changed, after being purchased in 1932 by William Randoph Hearst, to WINS; switched to an all-news format in 1965; and now deemed the most-listened-to station in the nation; presented owned by CBS Radio which also owns WCBS News Radio in NYC); in earlier version, announcer spelled out WINS (and, announcing its owner, at the time, and coverage area, "This is W-I-N-S, Group W Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, serving New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, with all news, all the time"), but later, harkening back to its days prior to April 20th, 1965, as a "rock'n'roll" music station (as in this clip), it was pronounced as an acronym; and here are a series of airchecks from 1978 (WMA format)

commercial in MP3 format (aircheck)

Somewhere Over the Rainbow, one of my favorite Judy Garland (née Frances Ethel Gumm, b.6/10/1922 d.6/22/1969) songs of all time (WAVE format)

Judy sings Somewhere Over the Rainbow a bit differently (MP3 format)

Jukebox of MIDI files

theme in WAVE format

one of the jingles (WAVE format) I remember (here is another one) from before (1960-1970; became Good Guys Radio in 1963) this NYC radio station switched to an all-talk format in 1970, then, in 1988, to a financial news format, and, the following year, to an evangelical Christian format

this is from 1978 when WMCA was still talk radio, and I was a regular listener (WMA format)

aircheck (MP3 format) of my favorite hourly radio station identification (1970s?); featuring the talent of "Radio City" Bill Rock, who is currently a production voice for NBC-TV; WNBC, New York, is now WFAN, a sports radio station

the theme for a show (1961-1969), highlighting NBC's ability to broadcast in color (previously, it had been called Disneyland and then Walt Disney Presents on ABC), later renamed (1969) The Wonderful World of Disney, in WAVE format

original theme in WAVE format, a version of When You Wish Upon a Star

a later theme, also based on When You Wish Upon a Star, in WAVE format

a song from Wonderama (MP3 format), when it was hosted by Sonny Fox (1959-1967), from which I won a Schwinn bicycle (in a televised drawing), later stolen (presumably by a boy named Benji); also received, at a park, an autograph from Fox in a children's book (to which he commented that mine was the only book he signed)

theme (MP3 format) for this series, starring Linda Carter (née Jean Córdoba Carter 7/21/1951), which ran from 1975-1979 on ABC; and here is a MIDI file

by Bing Crosby (MP3 format); and here is the song by Frank Sinatra (MP3 format); and a couple of MIDI files: one (sequenced by Margi Harrell) and two

aircheck of the 1983 11 Alive theme (in WAVE format) from this New York City television station

theme (WAVE format) for this syndicated Hercules: The Legendary Journeys spinoff (1995-2001) and parable; and here are some more versions of the theme:

• Another WAVE File
• MIDI Composition
• Second MIDI Composition
• Third MIDI Composition