Weekend Music Bonanza

The '50s and '60s were the Golden Age of TV Westerns (or "oaters"), with 30 of them airing in prime time by 1959.  To us, the title songs often provide some of the more enduring memories of those programs, whether we saw them when they first aired or later in re- runs.  That's because the producers often hired the best songwriting talent from movies to "brand" their show. We've chosen a few examples of what we think are some of the best intros/ credits music from that era.  Saddle up!

The Virginian (composer Percy Faith)

Rawhide (Dmitri Tiomkin)

Wagon Train (Jerome Moross)

Bonanza (Jay Livingston)

The Roy Rogers Show, "Happy Trails" (Dale Evans)

Summer Place Weekend Song

Going way back to the '60s for this classic instrumental, with its beautiful flowing melody, to go with a lazy summer day. If you have a summer place, hope it's cool this weekend.

Sunday Smoothie

The strings suggesting a summer breeze, the horns bringing in the warming sun... no wonder it's the number one instrumental of all time (Billboard). It's summer, so you might as well embrace it!