(ABC Primetime, 1953 - 1957;
CBS Primetime, 1957 - 1964;
CBS Re-runs aired through 1965)
[An attempt to revive the series with the title "Make Room
For Granddaddy" lasted one season on ABC 1970- 1971)
[Credited as the THEME in TV Guide article "When The
Melody Lingers On..." May 17, 1958, pp. 22-23;
Also credited as the THEME in TV Guide article "Looking
For A Lost Chord?" April 28, 1962, pp. 12-13;
This was the original 19th-century Irish Air (melody) which
dates from 1855 -- which was the basis for the 1913 popular
song standard "Danny Boy", and the Big-band adaptation of
the melody used as the THEME for the TV series...
aka: "Irish Tune from County Derry"
aka: "Londonderry Aire"]
Composer: *Traditional* [Irish Air]
1978 Publisher: [In the Public Domain]
2000 Publisher: [In the Public Domain]
Composition Date: 1855
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[Credited as the THEME in TV Guide article "When The
Melody Lingers On..." May 17, 1958, pp. 22-23;
Also credited as the THEME in TV Guide article "Looking
For A Lost Chord?" April 28, 1962, pp. 12-13;
This was the popular song standard which was adapted in 1913 by
Irish lyricist Frederick E. Weatherly, based upon the 19th-
century Irish Air "Londonderry Air" above; the new lyric was
first made famous in America by touring concerts and recordings
by the diva known as Madame Ernestine Schumann-Heink, and
subsequently by countless Irish tenors everywhere...
title variations...
aka: "O Danny Boy"]
Composers: *Traditional* [Irish Air], with
lyric by Frederick E. Weatherly (predates ASCAP & BMI)
1978 Publisher: Boosey & Co., Ltd. (ASCAP/British PRS)
of London, England
2000 Publisher: [In the Public Domain]
Composition Date of Lyric: 1913
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[aka: "Danny Thomas Theme" based upon "Danny Boy" (also
known as "Londonderry Air")]
[This was a big-band swing arrangement of "Danny Boy", which
is an old standard song adapted in 1913 by lyric writer
Frederick E. Weatherly using a 19th-century Irish Air
(melody) called "Londonderry Air" which dates from 1855]
Adapter/Arranger: Frank Denny De Vol (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: Rosemarie Prod. Inc. (ASCAP)
2000 Publisher: Rosemarie Productions, Inc. (ASCAP)
of Los Angeles, CA
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