Don da da Don Don Vogel

Mitch is on Part XXXIII of his 'Twenty years ago today' series. He is on his days with the Don Vogel show. A period of time when talk radio was at it's best, and I was listening. This particular post peaked my interest because Mitch shares the birth of what is the most memorable of all Don Vogel theme songs. It goes something like this:

And then - on the second-to-last day of the contest - we cued up a cassette. Over the home-cassette hiss, we heard a needle cueing up on a turntable - the guy was obviously sitting in front of a record player with a cassette deck...

...and the opening strains of the Bonanza theme, swelled up to the familiar tune...

...over which a schlemiely-sounding guy began singing with comic gusto

"Don da da Don da da Don da da Don Don Vogel, it's the Don da da Don da da Don da da Don da da Don Don Vogel Show!

(then up a fourth)

"Don da da Don da da Don da da Don Don Vogel, it's the Don da da Don da da Don da da Don da da Don Don Vogel Show!

(then into the bridge)

Oh ah uh, oh ah uh, the Round Mound of Sound,
Oh ah uh, oh ah uh, the Round Mound of Sound!

(then back to the tune)

"Don da da Don da da Don da da Don Don Vogel, it's the Don da da Don da da Don da da Don da da Don Don Vogel Show!

You could tell when Don liked something - he'd start laughing with this sudden, sharp cackle, and then keep guffawing uncontrollably.

Ahhhhh, the good ole days of radio. (Audio can be found here Don Vogel Show Theme - Bill Kremlinger)

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(I can't find a link to the series, but a search of "It Was Twenty Years Ago Today" in his search box finds them all pretty nicely)