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Old Time Radio Theme Music R
Although OTRCAT.com does not have recordings of every series listed below, the following is quick reference guide to old time radio show series, theme music title, and composer (when available).
R.K.O. Radio Hour, The - "Voice of R.K.O., The" - Tom Kennedy
R.K.O. Radio Theater, The [with host William Hanley] - "Voice of R.K.O., The" - Tom Kennedy
Radio City Playhouse - "Shangri-La" - Robert Maxwell (m); Matty Malneck (m); Carl Sigman (w)
Radio Hall of Fame, The - " World Outside, The (Theme from "The Warsaw Concerto") - Richard Addinsell
Radio Readers Digest - "Radio Readers Digest Theme" - Nathan Lang Van Cleave
Railroad Hour, The - "I've Been Working On The Railroad [aka: The Levee Song]" - Traditional U. S. Folk Son
Ray Anthony [big band shows] - "Man With The Horn, The (1946)" - Eddie DeLange; Jack Jenney; Bonnie Lake
Ray Bloch Music Party - "Ray Bloch Music Party Theme" - Raymond A. ["Ray"] Bloch
Ray Bloch's Varieties - "Music In My Fingers" - Richard Myers (m); Edward Heyman (w)
Ray Bolger Show, The - "Once In Love With Amy" - Frank Loesser"
Ray Kinney [big band shows] - "Across The Sea (1919)" - Ernest K. Kaai; Johnny Noble; Ray Kinney
Ray McKinley [orchestra shows] - "Howdy, Friends" - Ray McKinley
Ray Noble [orchestra shows] -
"Good Night, Sweetheart" - Ray Noble; Jimmy Campbell; Reg Connelly
"Very Thought Of You, The" - Ray Noble
Raymond Scott [orchestra shows]
"Pretty Little Petticoat" - Raymond Scott (professional name of Harry Warnow); Jack Lawrence
"Toy Trumpet, The" - Raymond Scott (professional name of Harry Warnow); Lew Pollack; Sidney D. Mitchell
Real Silk Program, The - "Spectator March (from "Real Silk" Radio Program) - Harry Sosnik
Red Nichols [big band shows] - "Wailing To The Four Winds" - Loring ["Red"] Nichols
Red Norvo [big band shows] - "Mr. and Mrs. Swing" - Red Norvo
Red Ryder - "Streets of Laredo, The [aka: The Dying Cowboy]" - Traditional U.S. Western Song
Red Skelton Show, The
Open Theme 1, circa 1941: "Jersey Jive, The" - Ozzie Nelson
Close Theme 2, circa 1941: "Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)" - Nilo Menendez (m)
circa 1942: "Great Day [aka: It's a Great Day...]" - Vincent Youmans; William Rose; Edward Eliscu
from 1943: "Holiday For Strings" - David D. Rose
Richard Diamond, Private Detective - "Leave It To Love" - Henry (professional name of Henry Russell Olson Russell; By Dunham
Richard Himber [orchestra shows]
"Am I To Blame?" (1930) - Victor Young (m); M. Neumann (m); Gus Kahn (w); Richard Himber (w)
"It Isn't Fair" - Richard Himber; Frank Warshauer; Sylvester Sprigato
Right To Happiness, The - "Song of the Soul" [incidental music for the 1909 drama "The Climax"] - Joseph Carl Breil (m); Edward Locke (w)
Rin Tin Tin, The Adventures of - "Rin Tin Tin, The Adventures of" - Henry ["Hank"] Sylvern
Riverside Hour, The [Montgomery Ward's Riverside Hour] - "Spirit Of Progress March" (1928) - J. Oliver Riehl
Road of Life, The - "Andante Cantabile, First Movement Theme from the "Pathetique" Symphony No. 6 in B minor (Opus 74)" [popular title: "The Story of a Starry Night"] - Piotr Ilyich ["Peter"] Tchaikovsky; Joseph Carl Breil (adapter/arranger)
Romance of Helen Trent, The - "Songs Of Affection" [adapted from the "Sarabande" from Handel's first opera "Almira" (1705); melody also used in the aria "Lascia Ch'io Pianga" (Let Me Cry) from his opera "Rinaldo" (1711)] - George F. Handel (m); Caroline Norton (adapter)
Rosa Rio Rhythms - "Sunrise Serenade" - Frankie Carle (m); Jack Lawrence (w)
Rosemary - "Rosemary Love Theme, The" - Paul Taubman
Roy Rogers Show
The - Post Cereals Sponsorship: Open Theme, before 1953: "Double-R-Bar, The [aka: It's Roundup Time on the Double-R-Bar] " - Dale Evans
Quaker Oats Sponsorship:
Open Theme, before 1953: "Smiles Are Made Out Of Sunshine" (1943) - Ray Gilbert
Close Theme, before 1953; "Main & End Theme from 1953: Happy Trails" - Dale Evans
Rudy Vallee
"My Time Is Your Time" (1924) - Leo Dance (m); Eric Little (w)
"On The Air" (1932) - Jimmy Campbell; Reg. Connelly; Carroll Gibbons
Rubinoff Orchestra, The -
"Give Me A Moment Please - Richard A. Whiting; Leo Robin; W. Franke Harling
"Fascination Waltz" - Al Lewis; Dave Rubinoff
Russ Morgan [orchestra shows] - "Does Your Heart Beat For Me?" - Russ Morgan
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