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Obit of the Day: Wrote WKRP in Cincinnati Theme

Tommy Wells was a graduate of Vanderbilt University with a degree in philosophy, who dreamed of becoming an Army pilot. Unfortunately, a heart defect prevented him from flying. But for the good of 70s pop culture Wells found a second calling: writing theme songs and commercial jingles.

Although much of his work was best-known in the Atlanta area, Wells moved to Los Angeles in 1974 and while there he was asked to write the theme song for a sit-com that focused on the exploits of the staff at a struggling rock station in Ohio’s third largest city. WKRP in Cincinnati would run for four seasons on CBS and earned ten Emmy nominations. 

Mr. Wells wrote the music for the theme, while series creator Hugh Wilson (who also had an Atlanta connection, basing WKRP on his own experiences in Atlanta radio) wrote the lyrics. The song was sung by Steve Carlisle. It was as successful as the show and was released as a single hitting #65 on the Billboard charts in 1978 and hitting #29 in 1982 on the Adult Contemporary charts.

Tommy Wells returned to Atlanta after a few years in L.A. He died at the age of 70.

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(Source: ajc.com)