Every episode of The Andy Griffith Show opened with its infectious theme song, “The Fishin’ Hole.” Its simple melody, topped by music composer Earle Hagen’s whistle, made it one of the most popular TV ...

Fans like Van Dyke, Marlo Thomas and Stacy Keach celebrate the composer of unforgettable themes for "I Spy" and "Mike Hammer." Earle Hagen, the Emmy-winning composer who wrote the iconic themes for ...

"If you played these themes back to back, you wouldn't believe they could have been written by the same composer," said Jon Burlingame, a leading authority on Hollywood composers and the author of "TV ...

Earle H. Hagen, Emmy-winning composer of some of the most familiar musical themes in television history, died of natural causes May 26 in Rancho Mirage, California. He was 88. Hagen wrote the popular ...

Earle H. Hagen, who co-wrote the jazz classic "Harlem Nocturne" and composed memorable themes for "The Andy Griffith Show," "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "The Mod Squad" and other TV shows, has died. He ...

Earle Hagen, the Emmy Award-winning television composer who wrote the theme music for “The Andy Griffith Show,” “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” “I Spy” and other classic TV programs, has died. He was 88.

“Simmer down,” Sheriff Andy Taylor would say when someone got overly excited on “The Andy Griffith Show.” But judging from a recent lawsuit filed over the show's iconic whistled theme song, simmer is ...

Earle H. Hagen, the Emmy Award-winning television composer who wrote the memorable theme music for “The Andy Griffith Show," “The Dick Van Dyke Show," “I Spy" and other classic TV programs, has died.

One of the most recognizable theme songs in television history is now the subject of a lawsuit by the heirs of the men who wrote it. The federal court suit against CBS claims that the network is using ...

With the deepest of sorrows, I have to write that my loving husband James (as well as my best friend and life partner)passed away on May 26th, 2023 at the age of 70 in Rancho Mirage, CA. James was one ...

Los Angeles, C.A., April 28, 2008 Hagen, who is heard whistling the folksy tune for "The Andy Griffith Show," died Monday night at his home in Rancho Mirage, his wife, Laura, said Tuesday. He had been ...

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Earle Hagen, the prolific Emmy-winning composer of theme songs for "The Andy Griffith Show," "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "That Girl" and "The Mod Squad" died of natural causes ...