Composer Charlie Fox began his career writing the Goodson-Todman themes "What's My Line?", "Snap Judgement" "Match Game" and "To Tell The Truth"... later he wrote many hit songs including "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and "I Got A Name"... TV themes including "Happy Days" and "The Love Boat" and scored 100+ movies including "Barbarella" & "9-5"... At 83, he continues to perform and premiere new pieces. Recently, he was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and had a documentary made on his life called "Killing Me Softly With His Songs".
This brings back memories. I was 8 in 1970 and my paternal grandmother, who was 84 at the time and in a wheelchair, was staying with us for several months. She loved this show and watched it all the time. I would hear this theme song many times. Buzzr is airing the show now and I heard the familiar music the other night. Suddenly I was transported back to the 1960’s.
Charles Fox with Score Productions was the composer behind this. He has the "Love American Style" theme and many other pieces to his hall of fame career. It's the only game show theme with original lyrics that I can recall.
The Wizard of Odds, All-Star Blitz, Monopoly, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader, and GSN’s Chain Reaction all had lyrics. But this was the first.
To Tell the Truth came on at 7:00 pm in syndication where I grew up in the 1970s. It drove my parents crazy that I wouldn’t get up to do the dishes until the closing credits and I got to hear this theme!
I've always loved that song, from when I first heard it back in the day. Some of those game shows had really great theme songs in the '70s, like Pyramid and Match Game.
@@cutemimi25 Garry Moore hosted the show when the new version premiered in syndication on September 8, 1969, the same day that Bud Collyer, host of the original version of the show, died. He was followed by He Said, She Said host Joe Garagiola, in 1977, when Moore wasn't feeling well. Garagiola hosted until the show's cancellation on September 7, 1978.
Composer Charlie Fox began his career writing the Goodson-Todman themes "What's My Line?", "Snap Judgement" "Match Game" and "To Tell The Truth"... later he wrote many hit songs including "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and "I Got A Name"... TV themes including "Happy Days" and "The Love Boat" and scored 100+ movies including "Barbarella" & "9-5"... At 83, he continues to perform and premiere new pieces. Recently, he was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and had a documentary made on his life called "Killing Me Softly With His Songs".
This brings back memories. I was 8 in 1970 and my paternal grandmother, who was 84 at the time and in a wheelchair, was staying with us for several months. She loved this show and watched it all the time. I would hear this theme song many times. Buzzr is airing the show now and I heard the familiar music the other night. Suddenly I was transported back to the 1960’s.
Charles Fox with Score Productions was the composer behind this. He has the "Love American Style" theme and many other pieces to his hall of fame career. It's the only game show theme with original lyrics that I can recall.
The Wizard of Odds, All-Star Blitz, Monopoly, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader, and GSN’s Chain Reaction all had lyrics. But this was the first.
To Tell the Truth came on at 7:00 pm in syndication where I grew up in the 1970s. It drove my parents crazy that I wouldn’t get up to do the dishes until the closing credits and I got to hear this theme!
I've always loved that song, from when I first heard it back in the day. Some of those game shows had really great theme songs in the '70s, like Pyramid and Match Game.
The Cowsils sang this song. Its similar to Love American Style which they sang too
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On… To Tell the Truth. With your host, Joe Garagiola.
@@ClassiCole and Garry Moore
@@cutemimi25 Garry Moore hosted the show when the new version premiered in syndication on September 8, 1969, the same day that Bud Collyer, host of the original version of the show, died. He was followed by He Said, She Said host Joe Garagiola, in 1977, when Moore wasn't feeling well. Garagiola hosted until the show's cancellation on September 7, 1978.
He Said, She Said premiered the week after Bud Collyer died.
Who sings this?
Who sings this?
That's Paul Alter, director of Goodson-Todman game shows of the 1960s, 70s and 80s.