Inside U. S. A. (musical variety, starring Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy)

    (CBS Primetime, 1949 - 1950)

    [aka: "Inside U.S.A. With Chevrolet";

     The series featured a real-life husband-wife duo --
     a congenial couple who sang and conducted interviews and
     did a few comedy skits; they sang their THEMEs, one of
     which was the Chevrolet jingle six years before it became
     associated with Dinah Shore; Big name guest stars included
     stars of the Broadway stage including Ethel Merman, stars
     of motion pictures including David Niven, Boris Karloff, 
     and a radio actresss named Lucille Ball promoting some 
     new show she was going to do called "I Love Lucy"; wonder
     what ever happened to her (? :-) ]


Theme 1: "See The U.S.A. In Your Chevrolet"

    [above is title as filed for copyright; ASCAP title variations
     aka: "See The U S A In Your Chevrolet (Chevrolet)"]
 
     Composers: words by Leo Corday (ASCAP) and
                music by Leon Carr (ASCAP)

     Orig. Publisher: Chevrolet Division of General Motors Corp.

     1978 Publisher: [Not listed in the 1978 ASCAP Index of
                      Performed Compositions]

     2001 Publisher: [listed without publisher in the 2001 ASCAP
                      ACE Database]

     Copyright Date: July 23, 1948; EU 139 011.
     Renewal   Date: Nov. 10, 1975; R  617 115.

     Recordings:


Theme 2: "Inside U.S.A.", from the 1948 Broadway musical "Inside U.S.A."

    [This was the title song of a Broadway show from which the
     TV Series took its name; ASCAP title variation...
     aka: "Inside USA:Ausschnitte"]
 
     Composers: music by Arthur Schwartz (ASCAP) and
                lyric by Howard Dietz (ASCAP)

     Orig. Publisher:

     1978 Publisher: Chappell & Co., Inc. (ASCAP)

     2001 Publisher: Chappell & Co., Inc. (ASCAP)
                        c/o Warner-Chappell Music, Inc. 
                        of Los Angeles, CA

     Copyright Date: Mar. 5, 1948; Eu 120 465.
     Renewal   Date: Mar. 5, 1975; R  599 602.

     Recordings:



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