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    Is the theme to the old Ernie Kovacs show a version of George Gershwin's 1915 piece "Rialto Ripples"?

    Question #59968. Asked by tjoebigham. (Oct 14 05 10:46 AM)


    lanfranco

    		Evidently yes. The theme was actually called "Oriental Blues," which was based on "Rialto Ripples," composed by a young Gershwin and Walter Donaldson:


    http://www.classicthemes.com/50sTVThemes/themePages/ernieKovacs.html

    Oct 14 05, 3:39 PM

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