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Isham Jones (1894–1956)
While his name may have begun to slip from public consciousness, many of the songs written by Isham (pronounced "Eye-sham") Jones continue to live on. He put out more than a hundred, many of them musical standards, like "It Had To Be You", "Swinging Down the Lane", "How Many Tears Must Fall", "I'll See You in My Dreams", "On the Alamo", "Thanks ...
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Born:in Coalton, Ohio, USADied:(age 62) in Hollywood, California, USA |
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2018
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Killer Fish
(2018)
... (music: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)
2018
Wedding Day Winners
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.4
(2018)
... (writer: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)
2018
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
(lyrics: "I'll See You in My Dreams") / (music: "I'll See You in My Dreams")
2016
Gotham
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Mad City: Look Into My Eyes
(2016)
... (music: "I'll See You In My Dreams" - uncredited)
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Seth MacFarlane/Neil DeGrasse Tyson
(2015)
... (music: "The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)")
2012-2015
Dancing with the Stars
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- 2015 Premiere
(2015)
... (writer: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)
- Episode #12.8
(2012)
... (writer: "It Had To Be You" - uncredited)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Barbra Streisand
(2014)
... (music: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)
2013
Grey's Anatomy
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Get Up, Stand Up
(2013)
... (writer: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)
2013
Daily Ukulele
(TV Series short) (music - 1 episode)
- I'll See You in My Dreams
(2013)
... (music: "I'll See You in My Dreams")
Boardwalk Empire
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes, 2012 - 2013) (music - 2 episodes, 2012) (performer - 1 episode, 2013)
- Resignation
(2013)
... (performer: "I'll See You in My Dreams" - uncredited) / (writer: "I'll See You in My Dreams" - uncredited)
- A Man, a Plan...
(2012)
... (music: "I'll See You In My Dreams")
- The Pony
(2012)
... (writer: "Wabash Blues" - uncredited)
- Blue Bell Boy
(2012)
... (music: "Swingin' Down the Lane" - uncredited)
2013
Dancing with the Stars
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Week 5: Side by Side Challenge
(2013)
... (writer: "It Had to Be You")
2012
DCI Banks
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Dry Bones That Dream: Part 1
(2012)
... (writer: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)
2012
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Away with the Fairies
(2012)
... (performer: "There's A Wah Wah Girl In Agua Caliente")
2011
Blue Bloods
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Mercy
(2011)
... (writer: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)
2010
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #7.53
(2010)
... (writer: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)
2009
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
(TV Mini-Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Great Nature: 1933-1945
(2009)
... (writer: "It Had To Be You")
2009
Banda sonora
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Episode #5.6
(2009)
... (music: "I'll See You in My Dreams")
2008
It Takes Two
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #3.1
(2008)
... (writer: "It Had To Be You")
So You Think You Can Dance
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode, 2007) (writer - 1 episode, 2007)
- The Finale
(2007)
... (music: "It Had To Be You")
- Top 12
(2007)
... (writer: "It Had To Be You")
2006
20 to 1
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- World's Best Love Songs
(2006)
... (writer: "It Had To Be You")
2004-2006
Canadian Idol
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Top 3: Standards
(2006)
... (writer: "It Had to Be You")
- Top 4 Performances
(2004)
... (writer: "It Had to Be You")
2006
Independent Lens
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- A League of Ordinary Gentlemen
(2006)
... (writer: "I'll See You In my Dreams")
2006
American Idol: The Search for a Superstar
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Top 7 Performance Show: Great American Songbook
(2006)
... (writer: "It Had to Be You")
2005
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost & Found
(TV Special documentary) (music: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)
2005
Doctor Who
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Empty Child
(2005)
... (writer: "It Had To Be You" - uncredited)
2004
Australian Idol
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Top 4 Results Show
(2004)
... (writer: "It Had to Be You")
- Top 4 Performance Show: Big Band
(2004)
... (writer: "It Had to Be You")
2003
Arrested Development
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Charity Drive
(2003)
... (music: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)
2003
Idols
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Top 7: Big Band Hits
(2003)
... (writer: "It Had to Be You")
2000
A Many Splintered Thing
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.6
(2000)
... (music: "It Had To Be You (Trio Instrumental)")
1998-1999
Histeria!
(TV Series) (music - 7 episodes)
- 20th Century Presidents
(1999)
... (music: "You're in the Army Now" - uncredited)
- The History of Flight
(1999)
... (music: "You're in the Army Now" - uncredited)
- Hooray for Presidents
(1998)
... (music: "You're in the Army Now" - uncredited)
- Return to Rome
(1998)
... (music: "You're in the Army Now" - uncredited)
- General Sherman's Campsite
(1998)
... (music: "You're in the Army Now" - uncredited)
1998
The Impostors
(performer: "It's Funny to Everyone But Me") / (writer: "It's Funny to Everyone But Me")
1998
The Grand
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #2.1
(1998)
... (writer: "It Had to be You" - uncredited)
1997
Caroline in the City
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Caroline and the Cold Sesame Noodles
(1997)
... (music: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)
1997
A Dance to the Music of Time
(TV Mini-Series) (music - 1 episode)
- The Twenties
(1997)
... (music: "It Had to be You" - uncredited)
1997
Pinky and the Brain
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Brain Acres
(1997)
... (music: "You're in the Army Now" - uncredited)
1997
The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 29 July 1997
(1997)
... (writer: "It Had To Be You")
1996
Biography
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Alice Faye: The Star Next Door
(1996)
... (writer: "I'll See You in My Dreams")
1996
Stars in Their Eyes
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #7.12
(1996)
... (writer: "It Had to Be You")
1995
Women of the House
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- North to Alaska
(1995)
... (writer: "It Had to Be You")
1993
Animaniacs
(TV Series) (music - 2 episodes)
- Dough Dough Boys/Boot Camping/General Boo-Regard
(1993)
... (music: "You're In The Army Now" - uncredited)
- Chalkboard Bungle/Hurray for Slappy/The Great Wakkorotti: The Master & His Music
(1993)
... (music: "You're In The Army Now" - uncredited)
1993
Melrose Place
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Pas de Trois
(1993)
... (writer: "It Had to Be You")
1992
The House of Eliott
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Episode #2.1
(1992)
... (music: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)
1992
The Ren & Stimpy Show
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- In the Army/Powdered Toastman
(1992)
... (music: "You're In The Army Now" - uncredited)
1990
Who's the Boss?
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Starlight Memories
(1990)
... (writer: "It Had to Be You")
1990
Columbo
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo
(1990)
... (writer: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)
Designing Women
(TV Series) (1 episode, 1988) (music - 1 episode, 1990)
- It's a Wonderful Life
(1990)
... (music: "It Had To Be You")
- Second Time Around
(1988)
... ("It Had to Be You")
1983
The A-Team
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Black Day at Bad Rock
(1983)
... (music: "You're in the Army Now" - uncredited)
1979
Dick Barton: Special Agent
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Adventure One: Part 10
(1979)
... (writer: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)
1978
Pennies from Heaven
(TV Mini-Series) (music - 1 episode)
- The Sweetest Thing
(1978)
... (music: "You've Got Me Crying Again" - uncredited)
1976-1978
M*A*S*H
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Dr. Winchester and Mr. Hyde
(1978)
... (writer: "Swingin' Down the Lane" - uncredited)
- Out of Sight, Out of Mind
(1976)
... (writer: "I'll See You in My Dreams" - uncredited)
1976
The Sonny and Cher Show
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Episode #2.5
(1976)
... (music: "It Had To Be You")
1974
Colditz
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Senior American Officer
(1974)
... (music: "You're In The Army Now" - uncredited)
1973
The Graham Kennedy Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 13 November 1973
(1973)
... (writer: "It Had to Be You")
1971
The American West of John Ford
(TV Movie documentary) (music: "You're in the army Now' - uncredited)
1971
Kraft Music Hall Presents: The Des O'Connor Show
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 7 July 1971
(1971)
... (music: "The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)" - uncredited)
1970
This Is Tom Jones
(TV Series documentary) (music - 1 episode)
- Episode #3.9
(1970)
... (music: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)
1966
Gilligan's Island
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Forward March
(1966)
... (writer: "It Had to Be You")
1962-1963
Bandstand
(TV Series) (music - 2 episodes)
- Episode dated 8 June 1963
(1963)
... (music: "The One I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else)")
- Episode dated 26 May 1962
(1962)
... (music: "The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)")
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
(TV Series) (music - 7 episodes, 1961) (writer - 2 episodes, 1961)
- This Ain't the Way We Used to Do It
(1961)
... (writer: "You're in the Army Now" - uncredited)
- Everything But the Truth
(1961)
... (writer: "You're in the Army Now" - uncredited)
- Aah, Yer Fadder Wears Army Shoes
(1961)
... (music: "You're in the Army Now" - uncredited)
- Be It Ever So Humble
(1961)
... (music: "You're in the Army Now" - uncredited)
- Like Father, Like Son, Like Trouble
(1961)
... (music: "You're in the Army Now" - uncredited)
1961
The Garry Moore Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- George Gobel, Diahann Carroll
(1961)
... (writer: "On the Alamo")
1958-1961
77 Sunset Strip
(TV Series) (music - 6 episodes)
- The Legend of Leckonby
(1961)
... (music: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)
- Condor's Lair
(1960)
... (music: "It Had to Be You" (1924) - uncredited)
- Ten Cents a Death
(1960)
... (music: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)
- Strange Girl in Town
(1959)
... (music: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)
- The Well-Selected Frame
(1958)
... (music: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)
1960
Hawaiian Eye
(TV Series) (music - 2 episodes)
- I Wed Three Wives
(1960)
... (music: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)
- Murder, Anyone
(1960)
... (music: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)
1959-1960
The Perry Como Show
(TV Series) (music - 2 episodes)
- Episode #12.30
(1960)
... (music: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)
- Episode #12.4
(1959)
... (music: "It Had To Be You" - uncredited)
1955-1958
The Phil Silvers Show
(TV Series) (music - 22 episodes)
- Papa Bilko
(1958)
... (music: "You're in the Army Now" - uncredited)
- Joan's Big Romance
(1958)
... (music: "You're in the Army Now" - uncredited)
- The Colonel's Inheritance
(1958)
... (music: "You're in the Army Now" - uncredited)
- Bilko the Male Model
(1958)
... (music: "You're in the Army Now" - uncredited)
- Bilko the Genius
(1958)
... (music: "You're in the Army Now" - uncredited)
1957
Make Room for Daddy
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- The Dinah Shore Show
(1957)
... (music: "It Had To Be You" - uncredited)
1956
The Jack Benny Program
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Jack's Maxwell Is Stolen
(1956)
... (writer: "Bubbles in the Wine" - uncredited)
1956
The Steve Allen Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Judy Holliday/Tony Bennett/Louis Jordan/Carmen Cavallaro
(1956)
... (writer: "It Had to Be You")
1951
I'll See You in My Dreams
(music: "The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)", "It Had to Be You", "Swingin' Down the Lane", "I'll See You in My Dreams" - uncredited)
1951
The Frank Sinatra Show
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.18
(1951)
... (music: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)
1949
The Admiral Broadway Revue
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Hotel Paradise
(1949)
... (music: "You're in the Army Now" - uncredited)
1945
Keep Your Powder Dry
(music: "You're In The Army Now" (1917), "I'll See You in My Dreams" (1924) - uncredited)
1943
The United States Service Bands
(Documentary short) (music: "You're in the Army Now" - uncredited)
1938
Meet the Maestros
(Short) (arranger: "Second Hungarian Rhapsody") / (performer: "Second Hungarian Rhapsody")
1935
Follow the Leader
(Short) (performer: "Restless", "It's Easy to Remember", "Where the Rocky Mountains Kiss the Sky" - uncredited) / (writer: "Where the Rocky Mountains Kiss the Sky" - uncredited)
1934
Underneath the Broadway Moon
(Short) (music: "I'll See You in My Dreams", "On the Alamo", "It Had to Be You", "Spain", "I Can't Believe It's True", "Tick Tock Town" (uncredited)) / (performer: "I'll See You in My Dreams", "On the Alamo", "It Had to Be You", "Spain", "I Can't Believe It's True", "This Little Piggy Went to Market" (uncredited), "Tick Tock Town" (uncredited), "Inka Dinka Doo" (uncredited), "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2")
1934
Isham Jones & His Orchestra
(Short) (music: "You're Just a Dream Come True", "Why Can't This Night Go On Forever?", "The Wooden Soldier and the China Doll" - uncredited) / (performer: "You're Just a Dream Come True", "Why Can't This Night Go On Forever?", "The Wooden Soldier and the China Doll", "Prélude" - uncredited)
1933
I've Got to Sing a Torch Song
(Short) (music: "Why Can't This Night Go On Forever?" (1933) - uncredited)
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