(ABC Weekday afternoons, 1957 - 1963;
ABC Saturday afternoons, 1963 - 1987;
Syndicated, 1987 - 1988)
[Started as a local Philadelphia TV show in 1952 hosted by Bob Horn,
who co-wrote "Bandstand Boogie" (Theme 2). Dick Clark took over
the show in 1956, and it went on the ABC network the next year,
the first network show to feature dreaded "Rock-and-Roll" music.
And ambitious host Clark even commuted to New York City on
weekends for two years to host "The Dick Clark Saturday Night
Beechnut Show" (which see) when his star began to rise.]
[theme credit via KPOP radio, San Diego; from disk jockey
Jerry G. Bishop. This was also the former THEME song of the
Les Brown big band...]
Composers: Leo Corday (ASCAP), and
Joseph C. Garland (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: MCA, Inc. (ASCAP)
1999 Publisher: Universal-MCA Music Publishing (ASCAP),
a div. of Universal Studios, Inc.
of Los Angeles, CA
Original Copyright Date: 1941
Recordings:
[Albertine was the main arranger for Les and Larry Elgart,
whose Big Band had recorded this boogie as a single in 1954
three years before the TV series went network; collaborator
Bob Horn was the TV show's original local host prior to
Dick Clark, so perhaps THEME credit was a perk of using
the piece for the TV show;
David R. Jackson writes that when this THEME returned in
1974, it was in an arrangement featuring an electronic
synthesizer which was used until 1977; thereafter the
Barry Manilow vocal version was used until 1987...]
Composers: music by Charles ("Charlie") Albertine (BMI),
Les Elgart (BMI),
Larry Elgart (BMI), and
Bob Horn (ASCAP),
with lyrics added by Bruce Howard Sussman (BMI)
and lyrics added by Barry Manilow (BMI)
[pseudonym of Barry Alan Pincus]
1978 Publishers: [unknown at this time]
1999 Publishers: Cherio Corporation (BMI),
of New York, NY
Instrumental Copyright Date: July 13, 1954; Eu 364 278.
Instrumental Renewal Date: Jan. 7, 1982; RE-118-021.
Recordings:
[David R. Jackson wrote us remind us of this THEME, which
was used for awhile before the Albertine "Bandstand Boogie"
THEME returned in a newer arrangement]
Composers: Michael Charles ("Mike") Curb (BMI),
Jerry Howard Styner (BMI)
1978 Publishers: [unknown at this time]
2001 Publishers: [listed without publisher in the BMI database,
but was probably commissioned as a "work for
hire" by Dick Clark Productions, Inc.]
Copyright Date:
Renewal Date:
Recordings:
[David R. Jackson writes that this was used as
a CLOSING THEME only -- for just one season]
Composers: David Eugene Russo (BMI)
1978 Publishers: [unknown at this time]
2001 Publishers: Dick Clark Productions, Inc. (BMI)
c/o Copyright Management International
of Nashville, TN
Copyright Date:
Recordings: