(NBC Primetime, 1955 - 1959) [This series was the THIRD of four regular primetime musical variety TV series hosted by Perry Como. The FIRST one was "The Chesterfield Supper Club" (NBC, 1948-50) which was an extension of the radio series of the same name, which see... The SECOND one was a 15-min. series following the news on CBS, also called "The Perry Como Show" with Mitchell Ayers and his orchestra (CBS, 1950-55), which see... The FOURTH was "Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall" (NBC, 1959-67) which see...]
[aka: "Dream Along With Me" (ASCAP title); aka: "Dream Along With Me (I'm On My Way To a Star)"; aka: "On My Way Is a Star"; Verified as the THEME in TV Guide article "It Seems To Me I've Heard That Theme Before" July 28, 1956, pp. 12-13; Verified again as the Open THEME in TV Guide article "When The Melody Lingers On..." May 17, 1958, pp. 22-23] Composer: Carl Sigman (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: Roncom Music Co. (ASCAP) 1999 Publisher: The Songwriters Guild (ASCAP), of Weehawken, NJ [filed as "On My Way To a Star"]: Copyright Date: Sep. 7, 1955; Eu 410 314. [filed as "On My Way To a Star"]: Renewal Date: Jan. 10, 1983; RE-162-563. Recordings:
[lyric: "Letters...we get letters..."; Verified as the "Letters" THEME in TV Guide article "When The Melody Lingers On..." May 17, 1958, pp. 22-23] Composer: Ray Charles (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: Roncom Music Co. (ASCAP) 1999 Publisher: Roncom Music Co. (ASCAP), of Great Neck, NY Copyright Date: Sep. 16, 1955; Eu 410 434. Renewal Date: May 10, 1983; RE-167-633. Recordings:
[Verified as the Close THEME in TV Guide article "When The Melody Lingers On..." May 17, 1958, pp. 22-23] Composer: music by Robert Allen (ASCAP); with lyrics by Allan Roberts (ASCAP) 1978 Publishers: Roncom Music Co. (ASCAP) 1999 Publishers: Music Sales Corp. (ASCAP), of New York, NY; and Charlie Deitcher Productions, Inc. (ASCAP), of Quogue, NY Copyright Date: August 4, 1952; Eu 283 052. Renewal Date 1: Jan. 11, 1980; RE- 53-599. Renewal Date 2: Jan. 27, 1980; RE- 61-952. Recordings: