(NBC Sunday Afternoons, 1951 - 1957; CBS Reruns Sunday Mornings, 1961 - 1964) [a continuation of the western adventures which were typical of Rogers previous work in B-movie western serials for Republic and Monogram Pictures... In 1962 Roy and his wife Dale attempted to host a comedy-variety type show "The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show" on ABC-TV. But it only lasted 12 episodes (3 months). Viewers preferred to see Roy in the western adventure genre for which he was best known.]
[aka: "Roy Rogers Open"; aka: "Roy Rogers Theme"; aka: "Jailbreak Theme"; This action-adventure cue was used to open the very first episode in 1951 entitled "Jailbreak". It was tracked into the brief Main Title action sequence and opening announcement for the whole series, showing Roy Rogers galloping on his horse Trigger. Frank J. Worth had a long career. After emigrating from Hungary as a boy he played for silent movies, and did some scoring for radio dramas in New York. Later he travelled westward, and was hired as music director for midwestern radio stations. After arriving in Hollywood, he again found work scoring radio series including "The Adventures of Hiram Holliday", and the Walt Disney nature series films during the 1950's. He was hired to supervise music for all 46 episodes of this show, and still found time to compose for it as well.] Composer: Frank J. Worth (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: Framil Music (ASCAP) 2002 Publisher: Framil Music (ASCAP) of Roseville, CA Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings:
[The title refers to Pat Buttram who played Roy's sidekick, oddly enough, a character also known as "Pat Buttram"] Composer: Frank J. Worth (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: Lake Shore Pub. Co., Inc. (ASCAP) 2002 Publisher: Lake Shore Publishing Company, Inc. (ASCAP) of Fountain Hills, AZ Unpublished Copyright Date: Feb. 19, 1959; EU 563 330. Unpublished Renewal Date: Recordings:
[aka: "Happy Trails To You"; Verified as the THEME in the TV Guide article "What's The Name of That Theme Song?" Feb. 19, 1954 on p.21] Composer: music & words by Dale Evans (ASCAP) [co-star & wife of Roy Rogers] Original Publisher: Paramount-Roy Rogers Music Co., Inc. of New York, NY 1978 Publisher: Famous Music Corporation (ASCAP) 2002 Publisher: Famous Music Corporation (ASCAP) of New York, NY Unpublished Copyright Date: Oct. 26, 1951; EU 254 313. Unpublished Renewal Date: Published Copyright Date: Oct. 29, 1952; EP 66 306. Published Renewal Date: Recordings: