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	For copy/paste ® Registered © Copyright — em dash • bullet ° degree more spell check count characters Problem: Solution:	Summary/ Keywords Article	Irving Robbin Irving Rabinowitz (Benny) http://www.classicthemes.com/50sTVThemes/themePages/abcWideWorldSports.html You can make a difference... A B C's Wide World of Sports (ABC sports coverage, 1961 - present) Themes 1 - 2 (1961 - 1966): [under investigation] [At least two other THEMEs preceded the well-known Charles Fox THEME composed in 1966, but their titles and composers are unknown at this time...] Theme 3 (circa 1966): "Wide World of Sports" [Above is the title as filed for copyright; BMI alternate titles: "W.W.O.S. Theme"; aka: "A B C's Wide World of Sports"; aka: "Wide World Of Sports Theme"] Actual Composer: Charles Fox (BMI) Credited Composers on application filed for copyright: Charles Fox (BMI) and Irving Robbin (BMI) [pseudonym of Irving Rabinowitz] Credited Composer in BMI database: Irving Robbin (BMI) [pseudonym of Irving Rabinowitz] Orchestrator: Jack Shaindlin (ASCAP/BMI) [Oddly enough, on the CD "Television's Greatest Hits Vol. 2", composer credit is given to Irving Robbin and Jack Shaindlin, neither of which actually wrote the music. Sometimes on demo tapes composer credit is given to producer and president of Score Productions, Robert Israel. But the real composer of this dramatic descriptive THEME was actually Charles Fox, writing on commission for "Score Productions" of New York. This is substantiated in an interview with Irving Robbin in February, 2000 (at the age of 82) where he discusses his role in selecting cues and producing music for series on radio and TV. Mr. Robbin admitted, "Although...I am indeed registered in BMI as composer of the 'Wide World Of Sports' THEME, I in fact served as music producer and recording director for it. Charlie Fox, the composer, and I went to London where I directed the recording and editing sessions..." -- from an interview at the URL (December 8, 2000): http://www.slick-net.com/space/interviews/robbin.phtml] 1978 Publisher: [unknown] 2000 Publisher: Script Music Co. (BMI), c/o Score Productions, Inc., of New York, NY Copyright Date: Oct. 4, 1967; EU 17 851. Renewal Date: Apr. 19, 1995; RE-701-806. Recordings: CD - "Television's Greatest Hits (Vol. II) (1986) TVT Records TVT 1200 CD Theme 4 (1989): "New 'Wide World of Sports' Theme" [above is title as filed for copyright; BMI title: "Wide World Of Sports"] Composer: Edward Woodley ("Edd") Kalehoff (ASCAP/BMI), as a work for hire, on commission from A B C Circle Music, Inc. 2000 Publisher: A B C Circle Music, Inc. (BMI), of New York, NY Copyright Date: June 26, 1989; PAu-1-258-557. You too can get involved... Return to the 1950s TV Series Title Page Copyright 1960 - 2009 by The Media Management Group. All Rights Reserved

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