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Main Discussion Area => In Memoriam, Happy Birthday => Topic started by: Wayback on May 27, 2008, 02:17:17 PM

Title: RIP Earle Hagen, TV music composer
Post by: Wayback on May 27, 2008, 02:17:17 PM
Earle Hagen, 88; Emmy-winning TV music composer; wrote themes for Andy Griffith Show, Dick Van Dyke Show, Get Smart, Gomer Pyle, Mod Squad, I-Spy, That Girl...
www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hagen28-2008may28,0,2077488.story (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hagen28-2008may28,0,2077488.story)
In article, click on TV show links to hear those theme songs!
Title: Re: RIP Earle Hagen, TV music composer
Post by: mshray on May 27, 2008, 02:43:42 PM
he also composed "Harlem Nocturne" and played with Tommy Dorsey & Benny Goodman.  Wow, what a career.
Title: Re: RIP Earle Hagen, TV music composer
Post by: Gazoo on May 27, 2008, 08:17:41 PM
Quote from: mshray on May 27, 2008, 02:43:42 PM
he also composed "Harlem Nocturne" and played with Tommy Dorsey & Benny Goodman.  Wow, what a career.

Ooh!  In 8th grade band I had a tuba solo on "Harlem Nocturne"!
Title: Re: RIP Earle Hagen, TV music composer
Post by: RGMike on May 27, 2008, 08:25:34 PM
Quote from: Gazoo on May 27, 2008, 08:17:41 PM
Quote from: mshray on May 27, 2008, 02:43:42 PM
he also composed "Harlem Nocturne" and played with Tommy Dorsey & Benny Goodman.  Wow, what a career.

Ooh!  In 8th grade band I had a tuba solo on "Harlem Nocturne"!

TANC: in 8th grade I had a Nocturne-al emission ;D
Title: Re: RIP Earle Hagen, TV music composer
Post by: ggould on May 27, 2008, 08:27:04 PM
Quote from: mshray on May 27, 2008, 02:43:42 PM
he also composed "Harlem Nocturne" and played with Tommy Dorsey & Benny Goodman.  Wow, what a career.
Now there's a tune!  Heading over to iTunes to find best version!
Title: Re: RIP Earle Hagen, TV music composer
Post by: RGMike on May 28, 2008, 08:00:34 AM
Dave did a medley of Hagen themes for a prize this morning, and unfortunately in addition to Griffith, van Dyke and "Mod Squad", he played a snippet of "Dukes of Hazzard" -- Hagen contributed music to episodes, but Waylon Jennings wrote the song.
Title: Re: RIP Earle Hagen, TV music composer
Post by: mshray on May 28, 2008, 10:04:04 AM
Quote from: RGMike on May 27, 2008, 08:25:34 PM
Quote from: Gazoo on May 27, 2008, 08:17:41 PM
Quote from: mshray on May 27, 2008, 02:43:42 PM
he also composed "Harlem Nocturne" and played with Tommy Dorsey & Benny Goodman.  Wow, what a career.

Ooh!  In 8th grade band I had a tuba solo on "Harlem Nocturne"!

TANC: in 8th grade I had a Nocturne-al emission ;D

TMI!