Local Theme 1 (1952 - 1954): "Leap Frog"

    [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:

---

Theme 2 (1954 - 1969; and 1974 - 1988): "Bandstand Boogie"

    [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 part of his severance
     package;

     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 Albertine (BMI),
                Les Elgart (BMI), 
                Larry Elgart (BMI), and
                Bob Horn (ASCAP); with
                lyrics added by Bruce Howard Sussman (BMI)
                and 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:

---

Theme 3 (1969 - 1974): "Bandstand Theme"

    [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:

---

Closing Theme 4 (1986 - 1987): "Bandstand Closing Theme '86"

    [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: