Earle Hagen
Biography
Earle Harry Hagen (July 9, 1919 – May 26, 2008) was an American composer who created music for films and television. His best-known TV themes include The Dick Van Dyke Show, I Spy, That Girl and The Mod Squad. He is also remembered for composing and whistling the theme to The Andy Griffith Show; writing the instrumental song "Harlem Nocturne" used as the theme for television's Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer; and co-writing the theme song to Tim Conway's Western comedy Rango.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Television's Greatest Hits (65 TV Themes! From The 50's And 60's)
1985
The Lounge Lizards
1981
The Stripper And Other Fun Songs For The Family
1962
The Ventures
1961
Tommy Boy Greatest Beats (The First Fifteen Years 1981-1996) - Volume 1
1998
Go Go Harlem Baby
1991
Savvy Show Stoppers
1988
Another Taste Of Honey!
1963
Infinity In Sound
1960
Carousel
1956
Television's Greatest Hits, Volume II - (65 More TV Themes From The 50's & 60's)
1986
First Edition
1982
Charlie Barnet
1981
Organ Magic!
1977
Jungle Fever / Cha Ka Cha
1972
New Sound
1971
Golden Sax
1967
Booker 'n' Brass
1967
The New Elgart Touch
1965
The Man From O.R.G.A.N.
1965
Latin Fever
1964
Manhattan
1963
Soul Of Harlem
1961
Mganga! (The Primitive Sounds Of Tak Shindo)
1958
Credited work
1,957 releases · 434 albums · active 1950–2025
- Performance · 2,107
- Other credits · 67
- Production · 1
Studios: CBS Studios, New York · RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World · Hawk Sound Studio · Liberty Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Earl Bostic
- Georgie Auld
- Fausto Papetti
- Johnny Otis
- Ray Anthony
- Tommy Dorsey
- Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra