No more fishing poles, no more ottoman. The veteran trombonist and composer Earle Hagen died Monday at 88. Perhaps few reading blogs today will know or much care about his work with Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman or even that he composed one of the great jazz standards, "Harlem Nocturne." But anyone who calls themselves a TV fan will grieve when they learn that Hagen composed ...

Earle H. Hagen, who co-wrote the jazz classic “Harlem Nocturne” and composed memorable themes for “The Andy Griffith Show,” “I Spy,” “The Mod Squad” and other TV shows, has died. He was 88. Hagen, who is heard whistling the folksy tune for “The Andy Griffith Show,” died at his home in Rancho Mirage, his wife, Laura, [...]

Earle H. Hagen , the man heard whistling at the beginning of The Andy Griffith Show , died at his home in Rancho Mirage, CA on Monday at age 88. Hagen co-wrote the jazz classic “Harlem Nocturne” and composed themes for television shows “The Andy Griffith Show,” “I Spy,” “The Mod Squad,” and others. He and Dick Rogers were nominated for ...

You may not know his name — he titled his autobiography Memoirs of a Famous Composer Nobody Ever Heard Of — but you know Earle Hagen's music. Hagen, who died Monday at age 88 , was one of TV's most prolific composers, the man behind such iconic and unforgettable melodies as the Andy Griffith Show and Dick Van Dyke Show themes. (That's Hagen himself you hear whistling the Andy Griffith tune.) ...

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ScoreKeeper here with news of a painful loss in the film and television music community. Earle Hagen was one of the titans of television scoring from the early 1950’s through the 1970’s. His work can be heard in many classic television series including THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW (1961-1966), THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW (1960-1968), THE MOD SQUAD (1968-1972), GOMER PYLE, USMC (1964), and I SPY ...

Emmy-winning composer EARLE HAGEN has died at the age of 88. The musician died of natural causes at his home in San Diego, California on Monday (26May08). Hagen ...

Earle H. Hagen, a onetime big-band trombonist who wrote some of the most famous theme songs in television history, died Monday in Rancho Mirage, Calif., near Palm Springs. He was 88 and lived in Rancho Mirage. He died of natural causes, said his wife, Laura. Mr. Hagen, a prolific inventor of memorably melodic riffs in a variety of musical idioms, scored dozens of television shows from ...

Earle Hagen, Emmy winning composer, died at the age of 88 this weekend. Hagen's name is not likely to be instantly recognized by most music fans, but as the composer of some of the most famous television themes in history, including the whistled intro to the Andy Griffith Show , his work is an indelible part of pop culture. Prior to his soundtrack career, Hagen was a part of the Ray Noble ...

Earle H. Hagen , the Emmy Award winning television composer, died Monday at his home in Rancho Mirage, California. Hagen was 88 years old. Hagen wrote the theme music for “The Andy Griffith Show,” “The Dick Van Dyke Show, “I Spy,” “That Girl,” “Gomer Pyle,” “The Mod Squad,” and other classic TV programs. Hagen ’s ...

A roundup of TV people from in front of the camera and behind the scenes who have passed away. Earle Hagen: He was a veteran composer of music for TV shows, including the themes to The Dick Van Dyke Show , The Andy Griffith Show , I Spy , That Girl , Gomer Pyle, USMC , Make Room For Daddy , The Mod Squad , and Mike Hammer ("Harlem Nocturne"). He also worked on the music for many ...

Earle H. Hagen, who composed memorable themes for ''The Andy Griffith Show,'' ''I Spy,'' ''The Mod Squad'' and other TV shows, has died, the Associated Press reports. He was 88. "For television, he composed original music for more than 3,000 episodes, pilots and TV movies, including theme songs for 'That Girl,' ''The Dick Van Dyke Show' [...]