(NBC Primetime, 1949 - 1950;
NBC Primetime, 1954)
[aka: "Kay Kyser's 'Kollege Of Musical Knowledge'" (1949);
aka: "The College Of Musical Knowledge" (1954);
This was based upon a radio series of the same name begun
by big-band leader Kay Kyser in 1938; it was similar to
"Name That Tune" and also asked contestants to answer
true-false questions about music history;
the first time this program aired on TV, Kay Kyser hosted
it wearing a cap and gown as he did for radio audiences;
he was assisted by a character named "Ish Kabibble" played
by Mervyn Bogue; the series didn't translate well to TV;
after a four-year hiatus, the program returned briefly
as a summer-replacement series hosted by vocalist Tennessee
Ernie Ford]
[this was also Kay Kyser's big band THEME for many years
on radio and television;
this is not to be confused with another song also called
"Thinking Of You" written by Harry Ruby and Bert Kalmar,
for a 1927 musical "5 O'Clock Girl"; also featured in the
1950 motion picture "Three Little Words" which was a
biographical picture about songwriters Ruby and Kalmar]
Composers: Walter Donaldson (ASCAP) and
Paul Ash (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: Leo Feist, Inc. (ASCAP)
2001 Publisher: Donaldson Publishing Co. (ASCAP)
c/o Sussman & Associates
of Nashville, TN; and
EMI-Feist Catalog, Inc. (ASCAP)
c/o EMI Music Publishing
of New York, NY
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