The Rockford Files had also grown into a pop culture phenomenon, sparking widespread interest in its theme song (which charted on the Billboard Hot 100) and its featured vehicles (i.e., the ...

Right before the theme song, another Rockford trait starts each ... In 1979, Santos also garnered a nomination, with "The Rockford Files" claiming three of the five spots for Best Drama Supporting ...

What’s more, the guy had come up with his own version of "The Rockford Files" theme song. Garner and Cannell were infuriated and they played the knock-off song for Mike Post, who agreed it was a ...

David Shore’s remake of The Rockford Files, if it’s picked up ... it — and the show will not have a full minute for the theme song. My own preference would be for them to find some ...

Mike Post and Pete Carpenter’s Grammy Award-winning theme to The Rockford Files is unusual in that it ... and delivered a zippier theme song from Derek Wadsworth. The show subsequently lost ...

keep the theme song). So “The Rockford Files” is a tough, but worthwhile act to follow. The new version will be in the hands of “House” creator David Shore, which is a good sign.

By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Stuart Margolin, the character actor and James Garner buddy best known for portraying the smarmy yet sweet con man Evelyn “Angel” Martin on The Rockford Files ...

What’s more, the guy had come up with his own version of “The Rockford Files” theme song. Garner and Cannell were infuriated and they played the knock-off song for Mike Post, who agreed it ...