(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 Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings: