Christopher Joseph Isaak (born June 26, 1956 in Stockton, California) is an American indie rock, pop and rock and roll singer, songwriter, and occasional actor.

Tom Scott (born May 19, 1948, Los Angeles, California) is a multiple award-winning saxophonist, composer, arranger, conductor and bandleader of the west coast jazz/jazz fusion ensemble, the L.A. Express. His best-known works are the theme songs for TV series from the 1970s - "Starsky and Hutch" and "Streets of San Francisco".

David Grusin (born June 26, 1934 in Littleton, Colorado) is an American composer, arranger and pianist. Grusin has composed many scores for feature films and television, and he has won numerous awards for his soundtrack work. Although he has worked in many musical styles, Grusin is often thought of as a jazz artist. Grusin has a filmography of about 100 credits. His many awards include an Oscar for best original score for "The Milagro Beanfield War", …

Silkk the Shocker (born Vyshonn King Miller on June 18, 1975) is a rapper originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, and is the brother of Hip Hop Mogul Master P and rapper C-Murder. He is also the uncle of Lil Romeo. Silkk rose to fame in the mid-to-late 1990s, releasing records through Master P's label, No Limit Records. His self-titled debut, The Shocker, was released in 1996. Silkk was featured on Master P's 1998 hit, …

Dolores Claman (July 6, 1927 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian composer and pianist. She is by far best known for the theme song to "Hockey Night in Canada", a song often regarded as Canada's second national anthem, which she composed in 1968, and for "A Place to Stand", the popular tune that accompanied the groundbreaking film of the same name at the Ontario pavilion of Expo 67 in Montreal.

Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil on September 29, 1945) is a Grammy and Emmy award-winning composer of music and theme songs for many of the most popular TV dramas first shown in the United States. He was born in Los Angeles, California. He won his first Grammy at age 23 for Best Instrumental Arrangement on Mason Williams' "Classical Gas". One of his first TV jobs started when he was 24, as the musical director on "The Andy Williams Show".

Johnny Nash (born John Lester Nash Jr, 19 August 1940, Houston, Texas) is an African-American pop singer-songwriter, best known for his 1972 hit, "I Can See Clearly Now". Nash began as a pop singer in the 1950s. He also enjoyed success as an actor early in his career appearing in the screen version of playwright Louis S. Peterson's "Take a Giant Step". Nash won a Silver Sail Award for his performance from the Locarno International Film Festival.

Bobby Sherman (born Robert Cabot Sherman, Jr., 22 July 1943, Santa Monica, California) is an American singer and actor, who became a very popular teen idol in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He first became famous as a house singer on the television series "Shindig!" from 1964 to 1966. For several years, he tried to record singles and break out into the music industry, but he did not have much luck until he earned a role as a bashful, …

Sean Altman (born May 9,1961) is an founder and former lead singer of the singing group Rockapella and a pioneer of the modern a cappella movement. He was a member of Rockapella from its inception in 1986 until he left the group in 1997 to pursue a solo career. He may be best known for Rockapella's role in the popular children's geography gameshow, …

born "'"' (born January 7, 1948), is a famous, highly prolific Japanese vocalist best known for his work on theme songs for Tokusatsu and Anime, having performed numerous theme songs for Japanese film, television, video and video games. He is referred to by fans and fellow performers alike as the "onii-san" (big brother) of the "anison", or anime music genre. As such, he is popular known as "Aniki", an informal way of referring to an older brother.

Connie Kaldor (born Constance Isabelle Kaldor in Regina, Saskatchewan on 9 May 1953) is a Canadian contemporary folk singer/songwriter. She graduated from Campbell Collegiate in Regina in 1972 and the University of Alberta in 1976 with a degree in theatre. She performed with various theatre groups until 1979, when she gave it up to start a full-time music career. In 1981, she founded her own independent record label, Coyote Entertainment, …

Pete Jolly, born Peter Ceragioli Jr. (c.1932-November 6 2004) was an American cool jazz keyboardist and accordionist, likely best known for his performance of various television themes. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, he began playing the accordion at age 3, and appeared on the radio program "Hobby Lobby" at age seven. His composition "Little Bird" was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1963, and he formed the Pete Jolly Trio in 1964.

Hugo Winterhalter (15 August 1909 - 17 September 1973) was a popular American musician. Easy listening arranger and composer, Winterhalter was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, later studying violin and reed instruments at the New England Conservatory of Music. After graduating, he taught school for several years before turning professional during the mid 1930s, serving as a sideman and arranger for Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Raymond Scott, Claude Thornhill and others.

Maria Vidal (born August 1 1957) is an American singer, who had one minor hit single with the song, "Body Rock" (#48 on the Hot 100) (the theme song to the film "Body Rock") in 1984; it also reached #8 on the US dance charts. Vidal was originally a member of the band, Desmond Child & Rouge, but went solo with a self-titled debut album recorded in 1987. The album included the single "Do Me Right" written by ex-bandmate Desmond Child.

Adrian Lyne (born 4 March, 1941 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England) is an English filmmaker and producer. He is best known for his films focusing on sexually charged characters, and sultry, eroticized atmospheres which he visually creates in his films by use of filming techniques such as making use of natural light and using a fog machine to create a soft focus. He got his start in directing television commercials.

Carol Connors is an American singer-songwriter born Annette Kleinbard on November 13 1940 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Under her birth name (which she is said to have hated because of Annette Funicello), she was lead singer of the pop vocal trio known as The Teddy Bears, which also included Phil Spector. The Teddy Bears' only major hit, "To Know Him Is To Love Him," which Spector wrote specifically to showcase Connors' singing voice, …

David Naughton (born 13 February 1951, in West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.) is an American actor and singer, best known for starring in the 1981 horror film "An American Werewolf in London" as David Kessler. Naughton first became widely known as a result of his singing and dancing appearances in Dr Pepper TV commercials. He starred in the sitcom "Makin' It" and hit the Billboard Top Ten in 1979 with the show's theme song, …

James Alexander is an American soul and R&B musician. He is a longtime member of the band The Bar-Kays, for which he plays bass guitar. He also is the father of noted hip-hop and R&B producer Phalon "Jazze Pha" Alexander, whom he named after late Bar-Kays bandmate Phalon Jones. Contrary to widespread belief, James Alexander's relationship, which produced his son Phalon, was "not" with R&B and gospel singer Deniece "Niecy" Williams, …

Rachel Sweet (born July 28, 1962 in Akron, Ohio) is an American singer and actress. She began recording country music in 1976, but with little success. Switching to rock and roll, she signed to the British Stiff Records label and released her first album, "Fool Around", in 1978. Rachel was backed by The Records on the Stiff Records tour in 1978. The album was a critical success, but sales were poor, although she did have some success with the single "B-A-B-Y".

George Wyle (22 March 1916 - 2 May 2003), born Bernard Weissman, was an American orchestra leader and composer best known for having written the theme song to 1960s television sitcom "Gilligan's Island". In the late 1940s and early 1950s his orchestra served as backup for a number of Columbia Records singers, including Doris Day. Some of the recordings (including "I Said My Pajamas (and Put on My Pray'rs)" in 1949 and "I Didn't Slip, I Wasn't Pushed, …

"'"' is a Japanese vocalist best known for his work on theme songs for Tokusatsu and Anime. A resident of Ibaraki Prefecture, he began his career as founding member and lead vocalist of the band "WHY" in 1981 before making his solo debut in 1984, singing the opening theme for the "Super Sentai" Tokusatsu television series "Choudenshi Bioman".

Dick James (born Reginald Leon Isaac Vapnick, 12 December 1920, in East End, London - died 1 February 1986) was the singer of the "Robin Hood" and "The Buccaneers" theme songs, from British television in the 1950s, and was a friend and associate of renowned record producer George Martin.

Mike Altman (born 1955) is the son of film director Robert Altman. He is best known for writing the lyrics to "Suicide Is Painless", the theme song for his father's 1970 movie, "M*A*S*H". He wrote the song at the age of only 14 and got his own guitar as exchange. Speaking on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" in the 1980s, the elder Altman said that Mike made over a million dollars from the song, …

Thom Pace, born Thomas M. Pace in 1949, in Boise, Idaho, wrote the song "Maybe," which started out as a medley titled "Wear The Sun In Your Heart/Maybe." This inspiring song became the theme song of the Sunn Classic Pictures And Television film and TV series, "The Life And Times Of Grizzly Adams." The program starred Dan Haggerty as James Capen Adams, who had fled from false murder charges into the mountains and forest nearby.

Li Nanxing (born 7 November 1964) is a Chinese actor from Singapore. Li is probably regarded as the most well-known male actor in Singapore in modern times, and is widely regarded as the 'king' of Caldecott Hill, alongside Zoe Tay who is the 'queen', both having consistently been voted as the 'Top 10 Most Popular Artistes' for their respective genders in the annual Star Awards.

Frances Yip (born c. 1947) is a Cantopop singer from Hong Kong, singing many theme songs for the Hong Kong TVB series in the 1980s and early 1990s. She hit international fame with her signature tune, "The Bund" from the popular TVB drama of the same name. Before her success, she tributed songs in her earlier albums originally performed by singers such as Adam Cheng, Roman Tam, and Jenny Tseng. In her 37-year recording career, Frances has released more than 80 albums, …

Pete Moore (born Warren Moore, 19 November 1935, Detroit, Michigan) is an African American soul singer, notable as the bass singer for Motown group The Miracles from 1956 onwards. Besides his work in The Miracles, Moore is also notable for having helped Miracles member Smokey Robinson write several hit songs, including The Temptations' "It's Growing" and "Since I Lost My Baby". Moore also composed the Pearl & Dean theme song, "Asteroid", …

Bruce Hart (January 15, 1938- January 21,2006) was an Emmy Award-winning American songwriter and screenwriter perhaps best known for composing the lyrics to the theme song to "Sesame Street."

David Vanacore is an award winning American television music composer. He has composed music, often theme songs, for over 35 productions, including "Survivor", "The Apprentice", "Pros vs Joes", and "Last Comic Standing". He also worked with Ray Charles on his "Genius Loves Company" album.

Debby Holiday is an American singer and songwriter. Her music is a mixture of soul and rock. Holiday's father is musician and songwriter Jimmy Holiday. She has toured with Joe Walsh, Rod Stewart, and Kiss. She sings the theme song "Dig Deep" for the television drama series "Dirt". She is also featured on the song "Universal Soldier" by John Waite.

Leroy Shield (October 2, 1893 - January 9, 1962, Vero Beach, Florida) was an American film score and radio composer. Shield, a native of Waseca, Minnesota, was an employee of RCA Victor's National Broadcasting Company, for which he composed and conducted a number of on-air musical pieces. He also worked as a part-time employee for the Hal Roach studio, …

Composer and conductor John Cacavas (born 13 August 1930 in Aberdeen, South Dakota) is probably best known for his television scores, notably "Kojak", for which he was the chief composer. The well known Kojak theme however is not by Cacavas, rather the work of Billy Goldenberg, who scored the early episodes. His television credits also include "Hawaii Five-O", "The Bionic Woman", "Mrs. Columbo", and "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century".

Marius Constant (February 7, 1925, Bucharest-May 15, 2004 in Paris) was a Romanian-born French composer. Known primarily for his television soundtracks, his most famous score was the famous "Twilight Zone" theme song.

Andrew Jarecki is an American documentary filmmaker, best known for "Capturing the Friedmans". Co-founder/CEO of Moviefone, which provides film schedules over the telephone and was sold to AOL in 1999, Andrew was encouraged to shoot "Capturing the Friedmans" by Albert Maysles. He is the brother of documentarian Eugene Jarecki and attended Princeton University, as did his brother.

Paul Richardson (1932-October 2, 2006) was the home field organist for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1970 to 2005. In 1980 when the Phillies won the World Series, Richardson was awarded a World Series Ring alongside the players. Richardson also played organ for the New York Yankees (owned by his friend George Steinbrenner) from 1978 to 1982 when the Phillies were on the road. He is credited with popularizing the use of the "Charge!" fanfare in sports games, …

George Aliceson Tipton, also known as George Tipton, is an American composer, musical arranger and conductor. Among Tipton's works are the theme songs for "Benson", "It's a Living", and "Empty Nest", plus incidental music for numerous shows, including "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", "Soap", "The Love Boat", "Heartland", "The Golden Girls" and "The Golden Palace".

Joe Fagin (born in January 1940) is a British singer. He was musical director for Jim Davidson, including his 1983 Falklands tour. In 1983 he recorded the theme songs to "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet". The single, featuring "Breaking Away" and "That's Living Alright", reached number 3 in the UK singles chart in January 1984. The single was re-released when the programme was repeated on Channel 4 in 1996. He also sang the two songs for the show's second series, …

Scott Schreer is an award-winning BMI composer and producer of theme songs for television programs, including "NFL on FOX", "MLB on FOX", " NASCAR on FOX", "Hope and Faith", "The Cosby Show", and "The O'Reilly Factor". President and CEO of NJJ Music Inc (www.njjmusic.com) and Freeplay Music Corp.(www.freeplaymusic.com)

Sandra Lang was a taishan cantopop singer in the 1970s. During the late 1960s her career began under the HK English pop group named the Chopstick Sisters. The group did not last long, as Sandra would soon go solo for TVB. In 1974 her Cantonese TV theme song "The Yuanfen of a Wedding that Cries and Laughs" (啼笑姻緣) would make cantopop the new music phenomenon. The song was aired on TVB Jade on March 11, 1974 at 7 pm.