[Reruns and Syndicated Alternate Title: "Andy of Mayberry"]
(CBS Primetime, 1960 - 1968)
(Syndicated)
[a catchy tune with a whistled melody,
aka: The Fishin' Hole,
aka: Theme From "The Andy Griffith Show", and
aka: The Andy Griffith Theme;
aka: Theme for Andy Griffith, as per TV Guide;
Verified as the THEME in TV Guide article "Looking
For A Lost Chord?" April 28, 1962, pp. 12-13;
In a TV Interview Earle Hagen reminisced, "I realized what
the show needed was a simple tune. So I spent all of 15 minutes
writing it. I called my bass player and drummer and we recorded
it in a little studio on Fairfax Avenue (in Hollywood.) I
whistled the tune myself..."
Hagen shared writing credits with his partner in the music
production company named "Spencer-Hagen" -- Herb Spencer,
who also co-founded of the Spencer-Hagen orchestra.]
Composers: Herb Spencer (ASCAP/BMI)
[professional name of Herbert Winfield Spencer],
Earle Hagen (ASCAP/BMI)
[professional name of Earle Harry Hagen], and
lyrics added later by Everett Sloane (BMI)
1970 Publisher: Larrabee Music Corp. (BMI)
of Hollywood, CA
1998 Publisher: Larrabee Music Corp. (BMI)
Copyright Date: 1970, on sheet music.
Recordings: