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"Johnny's Theme" is an instrumental jazz song played as the opening theme of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson from the show's inception in 1962 through its finale in 1992. The piece was composed by Paul Anka and Johnny Carson , based on a previous composition by Anka.
Gore Vidal, another frequent Tonight Show guest and friend, wrote about Carson's personality in his 2006 memoir. [96] Carson was an avid tennis player. When he sold a Malibu house to John McEnroe and Tatum O'Neal, the escrow terms required McEnroe to give Johnny six tennis lessons. Carson's primary tennis teacher was Bob Trapenberg, who taught ...
Anka wrote the English lyrics to "My Way", Frank Sinatra's signature song (originally the French song "Comme d'habitude"). In the 1960s, Anka began acting in motion pictures as well as writing songs for them, most notably the theme for the hit film The Longest Day (which also was the official march of the Canadian Airborne Regiment ), in which ...
In recent months, NBC's 'The Tonight Show' quietly ditched its opening theme song, which was performed each night by The Roots.
The Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show that has been broadcast on NBC since 1954. The program has been hosted by six comedians: Steve Allen (1954–1957), Jack Paar (1957–1962), Johnny Carson (1962–1992), Jay Leno (1992–2009 and 2010–2014), Conan O'Brien (2009–2010), and Jimmy Fallon (2014–present).
Solid Gold – Theme song performed by Dionne Warwick (Seasons 1 and 4) and Marilyn McCoo (Seasons 2–3, 5–8) Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em – Ronnie Hazlehurst; The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour ("The Beat Goes On") – Sonny Bono and Cher; Sonny with a Chance ("So Far, So Great") – Demi Lovato; The Sooty Show – Alan Braden
Fallon picked that tune out of several choices to become his signature “Tonight Show” theme. “Literally, the first song we wrote ended up being the ‘Tonight Show’ theme, the ‘Hey, Hey ...
She wrote and sang a song called, “I Think This Airbnb is Haunted.” ... The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. on NBC. Show comments. Advertisement.