Aired on NBC for 6 seasons, Sept 1974 to Jan 1980. Theme by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter. This version includes all of the guitar solos by Dan Ferguson. More Rockford Files music here: • Video / 11db11
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@robindew907210 ай бұрын
Born in 66. Everyone loved Rockford Files. Coolest damn car too.
@stuartbarnes23757 күн бұрын
Born in 69. Grew up down under and was big fan of california shows
@kevingrabkowski55059 жыл бұрын
If I close my eyes I feel like im sitting in the living room of the house I grew up in with my dad again and time has stood still!
@metta1089 жыл бұрын
+Kevin G Yep. Same with me.......weird how these shows are like time capsules for us... It's the closest thing we got to having a "time machine".
@kevingrabkowski55059 жыл бұрын
Yes my friend the emotions run high!
@kevingrabkowski55059 жыл бұрын
The show was gr8 the theme song will live in my mind infinitely! You were lucky kid we had only one TV for the family of 6
@thedungeondelver8 жыл бұрын
+Kevin G Big Zenith console TV, orange shag carpet, wood paneled den? Gold-colored plastic starburst shaped clock on the wall? Did I get it right? :D
@kevingrabkowski55058 жыл бұрын
Sears TV,brown shag carpet, strange large clock with roman numerals, wood paneled den with animal heads and guns on every wall!! close
@Onehappyworlds3 жыл бұрын
My Dad's favorite show. He was always busy with his job. But whenever he had some nights off we'd watch this show together. He'd pop some popcorn & we'd have our barefeet up on a stool & watch tv all night especially on a weekend. No internet back then. No distractions. We also watched Mash. My dad. My hero. ♥️. I wouldn't be nothing without my Dad.
@ricolewis29493 жыл бұрын
You’re DAD was obviously a real man. Salutes and Respect from your soul brotha in Louisville who loves his Dad infinitely
@Shamphere3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your memories. It's always good to see how many different people have these awesome memories with these old shows. I feel ya, bro.
@Scroolewse2 жыл бұрын
haha old
@sbella67192 жыл бұрын
It's the simple pleasures most treasured!
@batphink26552 жыл бұрын
Sorry for the loss of you Dad yes they were great times with great shows.I can;t remember the last time I spen an wole night watching quality shows one after ther other!
@jasonbarney4737Ай бұрын
So glad I grew up a 70’s and 80’s kid. The shows that are on today are nowhere near the classics we had back then. Rockford, Charlie’s Angels, Quincy with Jack Klugman, Trapper John M.D.
@Ed-ez8klАй бұрын
And Jonny Quest & Scooby-Doo on Saturday mornings... : )
@DemonWarp65Ай бұрын
We got, nothin' better to do, than watch tv, and have a coupla brews!! Dont wanna talk about anything else. We don't wanna know!! We're dedicated to our favorite shows!!
@elisabethj.v.beardsell985313 күн бұрын
A bloody good theme tune for a BG Crime series!
@ukhillboy36511 күн бұрын
Kojak with Telly Salvalas, & Beretta with Robert Blake.
@sugarfish9 күн бұрын
Streets of San Francisco with Karl Malden and Michael Douglas, Barnaby Jones, Canon, Police Woman, Starsky and Hutch, S.W.A.T., and of course, Hawaii 5-0… weird that those of us who have this collective experience can fall back into that mindset by seeking out the shows’ theme music. I don’t remember the Rockford Files’ opening sequence being that long, but I remember looking forward to it and loving it every time it came on. So nostalgia-inducing now.
@rickjohnson62993 жыл бұрын
James Garner was My Dad's FAVORITE Actor when He played Brett Maverick in the TV show Maverick. When He played Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files, I was hooked. Every Friday Night when The Rockford Files came on Dad, and I were in front of The TV watching The Rockford Files. RIP DAD. RIP JAMES GARNER. MISS YOU BOTH.
@johncoles-pw4qx10 күн бұрын
Just a great theme.
@pmafterdark3 жыл бұрын
In my opinion one of the best TV theme songs ever written. Rest in peace Jim.
@jamesschmidlin11272 жыл бұрын
1. Rockford Files 2. Magnum PI, who wrote Rockford File Theme 3. Miami Vice 4. Hawaii 5-0 No particular order. All four great opening credits from music to scenery.
@veronicaalleyne2 жыл бұрын
next to the one from Baretta
@timcavanaugh45182 жыл бұрын
Yes-a great number of great guitar riffs.
@jazzjackson98752 жыл бұрын
WKRP in Cincinnati
@patrickball24932 жыл бұрын
That and Hawai five O .
@jimmysanders481312 күн бұрын
I was born in 1963.I am so grateful to have experienced TV, the movies,music and all other forms of entertainment in this TIME.
@christopherheath73402 жыл бұрын
1978/79. I was 10 going on 11.The deal was I would come home from school, get my homework done by 8pm and as a special treat I was allowed to watch The Rockford Files on a Thursday evening. Admittedly the stories went over my head initially, but it was the car chases in the bronze/gold Pontiac Firebird, the fistycuffs, the damsels in distress and the Hollywood locale that fascinated me. As I grew older, I came to learn that even though the plots were formulaic, you could learn a great deal about the law, that things aren't always as they seem and that life is about being able to take the knocks and getting back on your feet. Jim Rockford was an anti-hero with a heart of gold; a cynical ex-con going out on a limb to help his friends. Reaching out to people with an air of distrust, waiting to be had. Unafraid of bending the rules and often using a novel approach. Rarely did he come out ahead financially which is why he lived in a trailer on the beach. Always an amateur philosopher giving out homespun advice to disillusioned clients. There won't be anyone like Jim Rockford or Jim Garner on our screens ever again.
@karlphillips6834 Жыл бұрын
Really groovy times✌️
@shawnmcnamara6032 Жыл бұрын
Same age and the same reasons I loved this show
@gilliankingston8259 Жыл бұрын
Yes, the same reason I loved Starsky and Hutch, the car chases, if I ever own a car of my own I want to learn how to execute a J-turn - love the Rockford Files.
@toddadams7442 Жыл бұрын
We STILL have reruns
@jaminova_19697 ай бұрын
I'm pretty sure I moved to California because of this show specifically! And I think we are the same age!
@CharmedKitEcatАй бұрын
Who doesn't know this tv show theme. It's the most recognized. I loved the show. One of the best themes of television.
@user-yw8qf8cc3t12 күн бұрын
Hawaii 5-0 best
@rach2.22 жыл бұрын
My dad died in 2020. I didn’t know this was the ringtone on his phone until after when I had all his things and his phone started ringing. Miss you, Dad. ❤️
@topquark6919 Жыл бұрын
Stay strong, Rachel. Your Dad will always be with you.
@rjl7655 Жыл бұрын
@@topquark6919 DITTO
@toddbob55 Жыл бұрын
Thats awesome RIP to your father he had good taste
@18_rabbit Жыл бұрын
that's wonderful. As a kid i loved the song as well and the show even. However this isn't clear enough to me to sound quite like it did. There must be clearer versions out there
@Adrian-jk4kx Жыл бұрын
Xx
@d.haroldangel2413 жыл бұрын
Hearing this theme song carries me back to the time when it was actually fun to watch television.
@Wellch2 жыл бұрын
I agree.
@wesleymcjunkin687 Жыл бұрын
I don't even watch TV at all nor live stream anything. Just not the same anymore. 10-13-2022
@OutOnTheTiles Жыл бұрын
Exactly! Bring back the 70’s! The greatest decade.
@mcscheck2000 Жыл бұрын
Right? When I hear this music all I can picture is that Pontiac tearin up dirt. But hearing asphalt...
@Wizardofgosz Жыл бұрын
TV storytelling is better than it ever has been. Almost cinematic. What's not to like?
@drk9011 Жыл бұрын
As the comments here prove, this was the ultimate “dad” show in the 70s. My dad worked way too much and too hard, but he always found time to watch this show, as well as Bonanza and Gunsmoke. James Garner even reminded me of my dad, with his laid-back demeanor and relaxed attitude. I was only in my 30s when my dad passed away, but this song always inspires such great memories of happy times I will forever cherish.
@kendallrivers11199 ай бұрын
Rockford, Mannix, Barney Miller and Kojak. The ultimate "dad' shows of the 1970s.
@bryanglass58187 ай бұрын
This WAS a “Dad show”! Granted I was really young during the show’s initial run, I still remember my Dad talking about the latest episode with a neighbor. Both were drinking PBR’s and smoking cigarettes in the garage while I zipped around on my big wheel. If I could only go back to those days.
@darren8942 ай бұрын
Jezus, I could have written this. Verbatim, the same!! Great memories though!!
@1dogelsa4 жыл бұрын
Being in my mid 50s, this really takes me back when we had three networks to choose from and you looked forward to watching your favorite shows...
@debrahitchman4164 жыл бұрын
Agree. 😁😁
@skirmisherfront14983 жыл бұрын
Now we have 500 channels of garbage!🤢🤮
@skug9bob3 жыл бұрын
Three channels and some local UHF channel you have to tune in (somehow) with a loop antenna.
@Santor-3 жыл бұрын
@@skirmisherfront1498 Mine has now been "upgraded" to 1,100 channels of garbage. Zapped through them once, then went for a walk.
@Tubes12AX7k3 жыл бұрын
right there behind you!
@gnumusik10 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comments. This is the single recorded at United-Western Studios with guitar overdubs, all of it only myself. John Goux, a fine, fine player played with me on a lot of the episodes, but not on the single. Cheers-Dan Ferguson
@bigstuff527 жыл бұрын
Was this the cut that was on radio in 1975?
@priscillabenbrook53357 жыл бұрын
Cool! I have it on 45. :)
@wolfholiday12577 жыл бұрын
Daniel Ferguson Thank You!
@argerinejordan47037 жыл бұрын
Daniel Ferguson. Loved this theme song esp the gituar playin. Very catchy. 70's series was sooo good back then!
@CChallinor7 жыл бұрын
this is the walk on music for the soccer team I support in the UK has used for decades....long story why..
@agalgonzalez2 жыл бұрын
The guitar riffs, synthesizer and harmonica cross the range of emotions without words.
@crystalwaters885210 ай бұрын
100% agree.❤
@Scarletspeedster688 ай бұрын
You could get Dennis DeYoung, Glenn Frey, and Huey Lewis to record this and it would still be a hit TV theme song.
@CoastersNSich5 ай бұрын
@@Scarletspeedster68the synthesizer in this theme song almost sounds like the one used by Styx in “Fooling Yourself,” so you’re definitely not far off when mentioning Dennis here.
@RideAcrossTheRiver27 күн бұрын
World-weary, slightly hungover, but happy.
@richard800711 күн бұрын
Sounds like Hendrix at times! Love it.
@johnmcclean343 Жыл бұрын
R.I.P. dad remember those summer evenings watching James.
@landerson26395 жыл бұрын
Almost took my breath away for a moment. I can close my eyes and almost feel like I'm sitting in that old smoky living room at my grandparents house. Folks I'd love to go back
@tammyparker94724 жыл бұрын
It can almost take my breath away also. I can close my eyes and see my dad in his recliner watching Rockford while us kids ran around the house.
@seansteel34994 жыл бұрын
Same here sitting with my dad when mam went out wed nights 1970s in the UK. I can almost smell his cigar smoke. Great days.
@circleh51734 жыл бұрын
Walmart has series for 29
@ericcollins814 жыл бұрын
@@seansteel3499 what channel did it come on bbc or itv
@seansteel34994 жыл бұрын
I can't remember if it was on itv or bbc, if there were adverts it would be itv, it's a long while ago.
@bluefinger1004 жыл бұрын
When I see and listen to the introduction to this series, my memory returns to the most beautiful years of my life, at that time I was young and my father and mother were alive.
@tammyparker94724 жыл бұрын
The same happens for me when I hear it- I return to a wonderful time when my mom was alive and my dad would be in his recliner watching this in the living room while me and my sisters ran around the house. Those were the best days . . .
@Scroolewse2 жыл бұрын
haha old
@pjeng12 жыл бұрын
@@Scroolewse Young guys will never understand what you are missing.
@Scroolewse2 жыл бұрын
@@pjeng1 old things new things. who cares? people live and die at different times :shrug emoji:
@pjeng12 жыл бұрын
@@Scroolewse Happy Holiday!
@leafmixer Жыл бұрын
I noticed a lot of people saying they liked to watch the show with their dad's. Same here, what a great show and theme song. I watched the show from the time it aired until it ended. I was only ten years old when it began and frankly I still watch it once in awhile today. I always wanted to go to Malibu the beach where it was filmed. Last year I finally made the trek with my wife and kids. Took me until I was 57 years old to get there but I still felt like a kid when I arrived. 😉
@evilmonkeyspeaks78019 ай бұрын
All the guys on Dad's side watched this one. I even think Grandma did to.
@richb40992 жыл бұрын
A great show and the music was unforgettable. Back before America’s brains fell out ! We’re living in a different America today.
@KatrinaRainwater2 ай бұрын
Amen
@tibb8142 ай бұрын
It was nearly 50 years ago, and that world was a different one than in 1925. Times change, always have, always will. And every generation reaches an age where "Back in my day" is their favorite way to start complaining.
@richardmapa2585Ай бұрын
Yes- not All Change is for the Better, sadly…
@judgedredd27294 ай бұрын
I was just listening to this remembering watching it with my Dad in our old family home, he died a few years ago aged 86 and I'm 58 now. I then noticed the many comments from others who said it also reminded them of their fathers. It's lovely to share such a thought, my Dad was a really decent man who managed to raise a family of nine children on a teacher's wage somehow. I'm in tears writing this. Miss you Dad. xxx
@GlennMichaelHastingАй бұрын
Very similar circumstances . I am 57 and lost Dad at 85 last November. Bought him the DVD series set a few years ago and we watched most of them together. Worth the time for sure. Miss my Dad as well .
@jimrockford49684 ай бұрын
Whos listening to this 2024?
@dogman36094 ай бұрын
"Dogman" here - salt lake city
@davidfacca88994 ай бұрын
April 2024; still listening🤘🏾
@seanodwyer43222 ай бұрын
Prophet- Sean O'Dwyer- 136- 140 Hobson Street.- Auckland City. 1010.- New Zealand.- South Pacific
@georgegoodyear96312 ай бұрын
I am.
@user-yy8ms8og1lАй бұрын
🙌
@teresaaqui3 жыл бұрын
Missing James Garner. He was such a awesome actor.
@cgb2779 Жыл бұрын
And a wonderful man too ❤
@rickstalentedtongue910 Жыл бұрын
Huge Raider fan too!..when they were great!
@seanodwyer432211 ай бұрын
ter- did he ever smoke as assumme most actors did but love to know someone who did not ape the gang
@gregpettis11138 ай бұрын
@@seanodwyer4322he smoked Marijuana every day he said
@jm0lesky3 жыл бұрын
I was born in 1970. Whenever I heard this theme it was time for bed.
@leonotarianni54103 жыл бұрын
I remember that exactly too....my older siblings would stay up
@craigyoung41563 жыл бұрын
I hear ya I was born in 1972
@kewrock3 жыл бұрын
1969. Me too. But I used to sneak into the hallway behind couch and TV, and watch it over my parents shoulders. I watched all the great detective shows that way. Rockford and Kojak were my favorites. Still are.
@drumdude463 жыл бұрын
I was born in 1960. When i heard this theme, it was 'Party Time'.
@atranfanatic3 жыл бұрын
I hear you there man. 1974, here.
@curvy715 жыл бұрын
R.I.P James Garner. he was a good actor.
@jim68203 жыл бұрын
He was a world class actor. I enjoyed him and will miss him.
@thomream18883 жыл бұрын
Both Sarah and Jim are right, he was an amazing actor. But more importantly, and something that sadly is a rarity in Hollyweird nowadays - he was an outstanding human being! These days they'd rather broadcast the scum of the earth instead of the cream of the crop. Guess that's why they haven't had a true blockbuster hit is such a long time. Seems like somebody ought to tell 'em they're missing the boat. Thank you Jimmy, for being such a remarkable man. Not afraid to stand up for the little guys (and gals), knew who his friends were (and were NOT!) and how to treat them right. Stood up FOR his Country when they called, stood up TO his Country when he thought they were wrong. I sure hope Gigi wanders thru these pages every once in a while - do her heart good to know how well-loved and well-respected her Dad still is.
@20alphabet3 жыл бұрын
He wasn't acting.
@coltsfan793 жыл бұрын
@@thomream1888 totally agree couldn't of said it better myself
@paulpatrick11083 жыл бұрын
Amen...yes..he was...and.. AMERICAN..
@NeithDollhouse2 жыл бұрын
Still one of the coolest TV show theme songs ever, it has everything, including a harmonica solo~!
@lzyaccurate7919 Жыл бұрын
it's part of the high life by sponsors of Miller beer.
@sekovittol3124 Жыл бұрын
This and the Hawaii 5.0 theme.
@CoryseFraser3 жыл бұрын
2021 I'm 48, in bed and this tune just popped in my head. Oh, the joys of the olds days.
@CorePathway Жыл бұрын
2022, 58, same thing. Haven’t heard this in like 20 years. Don’t know why it popped into my head, but damn, what a theme song.
@thomasschneider8384 Жыл бұрын
Im 44y old live in germany and have the same Feelings...
@tyrondavis6727 Жыл бұрын
2023.... Oh yeah.... and in today's world... Who cares... is what they used to say.... but this tune says it all.. good theme song
@lyndonlewis6667 Жыл бұрын
2023, and I am in my 50s...same thing, woke up and it was in my head!
@markruddle5136 Жыл бұрын
Growing up in 70's Ireland, we had one channel only, RTE. We were fed a diet of US detective shows in the evenings usually, watched religiously. What a diet it was, and this theme tune takes me right back to being nine or ten, happy times.
@jwt8715 жыл бұрын
Whether it was Jim Rockford, Maverick, his character in The Great Escape, I always thought James Garner was the coolest dude.
@jameshafner14424 жыл бұрын
Even in those "Support Your Local " whatever movies.
@kendallrivers11194 жыл бұрын
@@jameshafner1442 Loved those! I'm not much of a western guy but I love Garner and co in Support your Local Sheriff.
@jameshafner14424 жыл бұрын
But especially in Grand Prix.
@rickswineberg4 жыл бұрын
My favorite performance of James Garner was in "Barbarians at the Gates "
@diamondd27784 жыл бұрын
aGREED!
@rudolphtedesco45925 жыл бұрын
Jame's Garner,Was The Perfect Actor For Playing Rockford...
@pointingdog72354 жыл бұрын
He was that part playboy and part tough guy. In his Firebird.
@shawnattwells53554 жыл бұрын
Wait a while, they'll probably find someone else to play Rockford. Why not, they've rebooted everything else, including Magnum P.I.
@dariobava3 жыл бұрын
@@shawnattwells5355 noooo!!!
@kendallrivers11193 жыл бұрын
@@shawnattwells5355 Don't put that out there! Lol. Btw they made a reboot pilot ten years ago and it BOMBED. I think that's proof enough that there's only one James Rockford.
@DJKhrome3 жыл бұрын
@@shawnattwells5355 that Magnum P. I. reboot stinks to high Heaven!!
@AldenRDavis3 жыл бұрын
“This is Jim Rockford. At the tone, leave your name and your message, and I’ll get back to you.”
@TubeRadiosRule2 жыл бұрын
James Garner has been on my "favorite actors" list for years!
@cornwallshelton36935 жыл бұрын
One of the most iconic television theme songs and a hell of a show.
@emilyh.87042 жыл бұрын
I agree with the last post here, if I close my eyes I too will see my beloved mama, sitting so intently fixen to watch her favorite all time show, and oh how she loved the main character, James Garder..she thought he was sooo handsome..ahhh yes, the 70s brought such wonderful memories 💖..I miss you so much my beautiful mama..may you continue 🙏 to rest in eternal peace..until I see you again..❤😔
@susanscheuermann48982 жыл бұрын
Rockford Files Always Reminded Me of My Dad. It Still Does !!!!!!! Every Chance I get to Watch The Rockford Files !!!!! I Still Do !!!!!! My Dad Loved his Earlier Show From the earlier 60s Maverick. My Dad Looked like James Garner. Except He had Dark Blonde Hair and Blue Eyes. instead of the Black Hair and Brown Eyes. My Dad had the exact facial features as Jim. He had the Same forehead, cheekbones, eyes, and chin. Because of that. I´d be watching a James Garner movie. And Notice the Same Facial Expressions as Jim. Same Personality !!!!!! Unbelievable !!!!!! My Dadś Mother was Hungarian, with Black hair and brown eyes. My Dad Said if he had been dark like his mother. He would have looked more like Jim. Now They're Both In Heaven Together. God Bless You Both Jim and My Dad Tony.
@user-eo2oz2tf4q27 күн бұрын
@@susanscheuermann4898 I love this story.
@bobacrey1068 Жыл бұрын
I'm a grown adult of almost 54 years but whenever I hear this phone tone I find myself saying "This is Jim Rockford"
@community19494 жыл бұрын
Wonderful time to be alive.
@georgfriedrichhandel43908 жыл бұрын
Still my favorite TV series. Did you all know that NBC tried to stiff James Garner from any residuals when this series went into syndication? Those SOBs at the networks kept telling James for years that the RF reruns were not making a profit so he was not entitled to receive any residuals. About 20 years ago, he took them to court and after 2 years and $2.5 million in legal fees, he finally won and they had to pay him a substantial amount of money in back pay. These networks can be unscrupulous. Glad James won.
@ZulcanPrime8 жыл бұрын
The same happened to Australian actor Nick Tate when he was the most popular actor in Space 1999. He never asked for a pay rise. But the two main American stars were given more money because they demanded it.
@georgfriedrichhandel43908 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, it happens quite frequently. These networks will rob you blind if they can get away with it. That's why we should never assume that if actors or actresses were part of a TV series that was syndicated internationally that they made millions upon millions in residuals. it all depends on how cooperative the networks are in each case.
@eugenebarnes63787 жыл бұрын
Did'nt think JG would be naive enough to believe them, where was his agent?
@georgfriedrichhandel43907 жыл бұрын
It's not a question of being naive or not. This had already been negotiated and was part of the contract Garner signed with NBC. The problem was that the network was cooking the books to show that the reruns were not making a profit even though they really were. That is why one of the things Garner's attorneys did was conduct an independent audit on the reruns of this series which is why NBC agreed to settle this case. That may be why, if you notice, most TV series only last around 10 years in syndication. Networks will try to avoid paying residuals if they can.
@georgfriedrichhandel43907 жыл бұрын
***** Universal was probably using the Reverse Enron Accounting Principle (REAP) which shows that you're making less than you actually did.
@liborioruiz72782 жыл бұрын
What a great theme song. Its 70’s music no mistaking it. You youngsters out there listen to this, it was what your Dad’s we’re into.
@knuteboy37783 жыл бұрын
This had the best guitar solo of any television theme song imo.
@John-vg7jb4 жыл бұрын
The guy who left the message on the machine was Andy Kaufman telling off Jerry Lawler on the Letterman Show. lol
@cyoptic_dnb4 жыл бұрын
i was about to ask if anyone else noticed that... i almost spit out my beer when i first heard it.. lol
@timsweeney62094 жыл бұрын
Caught that as well. Anyone posting the Rockford Files theme and sneaking in an Andy Kaufman soundbite gets a tip of the cap from me
@jerrykinnin79413 жыл бұрын
Man that was a long time ago. I didnt catch it.
@gfunk639013 жыл бұрын
Effin brilliant!
@sherryhannah4983 жыл бұрын
Really John???????????!!!!!!
@rodneypostel75473 жыл бұрын
Definitely one of the Best shows on TV back in the days when we were kids, no worries and our whole lives ahead of us. Miss my dad, the memories this brings back are golden!
@sliceoflife4220 Жыл бұрын
Same
@seanodwyer432211 ай бұрын
@@sliceoflife4220 me too s Dad provided the televisions and the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ too paye for it all. and the roof
@bradburks696 Жыл бұрын
What can be said, Jim Rockford was cooool. Would come to the Indy Motor Speedway for the month of May during the 70's, 80's, and into the early 90's. RIP.
@GeorgeVreelandHill Жыл бұрын
They don't make TV shows like this anymore. That's for sure.
@LeeMSanders158 жыл бұрын
RIP James Garner.
@revertinotse85825 жыл бұрын
And Noah Beery as Jim.s Father. And Actor Joe Santos
@BostonRedSoxForever5 жыл бұрын
+Lee M Sanders: Cut that "RIP" crap! What the fuck should happen to him or anybody else who's already dead? That somebody digs him out at night and takes him to another place, let's say a golf course or an apartment? He's dead, for fuck's sake! He already has the worst behind him! And even if somebody digs him out and takes him to another place at night, James Garner wouldn't notice that anyway!
@TimothyRMorris5 жыл бұрын
@@BostonRedSoxForever Rest In Peace (RIP) is a common way of honoring the dead. Calm the fuck down.
@Dreamskater1004 жыл бұрын
Indeed. But he's alive in my world, just like Roger Moore etc
@jaminova_19694 жыл бұрын
@@Dreamskater100 I believe the spirit of Jim is still with us! Rest In Peace James Garner!
@chickypooh738 жыл бұрын
I love the Rockford files theme.
@seanodwyer86918 жыл бұрын
+Jennifer Harris '''It's horny''''
@kurtkauffman43268 жыл бұрын
+Jennifer Harris I do too!
@asill.66688 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@ogre77378 жыл бұрын
This will be an awesome ringtone
@joewaltz27097 жыл бұрын
Duane Hill was mine till I got an iPhone.
@Phantom10903 жыл бұрын
Cannot think of another tv intro that won a Grammy award and made it into the Top 10 charts. This was a time when a lot of time and effort went into these intros .
@sblagg527 Жыл бұрын
Uhhh. Miami Vice theme?? Won TWO Grammys, and hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
@agalgonzalez3 жыл бұрын
One of the best themes ever played on American television!
@rw34233 жыл бұрын
Yes and original Bob newheart theme song
@TariusShinobi8 жыл бұрын
They don't make TV Shows like this anymore!
@jessergates45266 жыл бұрын
yes I agree!!
@doughesson5 жыл бұрын
Crying shame, ain't it?
@kendallrivers11195 жыл бұрын
Nope and tv isn't as good because of it
@LeonardoTDragon4 жыл бұрын
Damn straight!
@mikecubes16424 жыл бұрын
you got that right, now all they run are police state shows
@liveandletsdive7 жыл бұрын
Probably the most meaningful and engaging series of the 70s, with an equally musical theme.
@oliverw.douglas285 Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite shows as a kid. RIP James Gardner.
@OutOnTheTiles Жыл бұрын
Mike Post created so many memorable theme songs.
@DCGamingNetwork5 жыл бұрын
Used to watch this all the time with my grandfather. The song alone got me hooked on this show.
@anndavis29204 жыл бұрын
Same here
@algerc.54925 жыл бұрын
One of the best TV theme songs ever, great series, great role for Jim Garner, nice synergy with Rocky, Angel and the cast, a must see Friday night series back in the day.
@jamesbowen89603 жыл бұрын
Beth Davenport was yummylicious!!
@mikestanley91762 жыл бұрын
One of the best TV show themes of the 70s.
@TheLast2Say2 жыл бұрын
This was my grandpas ringtone, this song will forever remind me of him.
@jamesbowen8960 Жыл бұрын
I love hearing stories like that! Thank you so much! You made my night!
@kendallrivers11195 жыл бұрын
Rockford and Columbo are arguably the best detective\mystery shows ever! I'll admit I only started watching Rockford last summer when I bought the first season dvd online never having seen it but curious and now I got seasons 2 and 3 and working my way to buying the rest including the 90s reunion movies. I've become quite the fan of Rockford and James Garner who had what many stars of shows don't have today which is extreme work ethic and commitment to his or her show. No one works as hard on a popular series today as Garner or Peter Falk or Raymond Burr or Angela Lansbury, Jack Lord or Tony Randall and Jack Klugman did. Today everyone just takes the show for granted, abandons the shows that made em rich and end up in movies that bomb.
@paulkevinkoehler94905 жыл бұрын
Only Mike Post could so effortlessly and seamlessly mix that synth and harmonica. Great theme--thanks for sharing.
@rockets4kids4 жыл бұрын
Here is something you might dig... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gcWhks6QtqrWkYU.html
@gidzmobug23234 жыл бұрын
I think I hear some synthesizer in there, too. And guitar.
@mescko4 жыл бұрын
@@gidzmobug2323 I believe it's a Dobro.
@gidzmobug23234 жыл бұрын
@@mescko Is that a brand of guitar?
@mescko4 жыл бұрын
@@gidzmobug2323 It is a brand as well as its own type: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/acqkg8Zk3LTcf5s.html Mike mentions it when remembering composing the theme.
@patticakesintexas2 жыл бұрын
I'm hooked on Rockford files again. It reminds me of my dad and mom, now gone. They watched this every week growing up. James Garner was v nice looking. I see why my mom liked the show too. 😃
@sharronneace34233 жыл бұрын
Such memories..always loved this theme song..so 70s
@karlphillips6834 Жыл бұрын
Really groovy ✌️
@davidconway68744 жыл бұрын
Some might say otherwise but for me this is the best theme song of all TV shows.
@11dsw3 жыл бұрын
Yes ! Also, Theme from SWAT and Alice (1st season theme) 😀
@davidconway68743 жыл бұрын
@@11dsw Lol! When I was seven I used to call the local radio station and request the theme from SWAT.
@benfranklinsays27132 жыл бұрын
@@11dsw the Rookies.
@robs63722 жыл бұрын
I agree. The best ever. The A Team was great too but this was the best 👌
@youllhavetowait Жыл бұрын
this and the Fall Guy!
@andrewphillips81982 жыл бұрын
The harmonica was and is my favorite parts of this song. I miss being a kid around this time
@erichill6123 жыл бұрын
I was 9 when the show premiered on Friday nights. This was my dad's show. I remember really liking the theme song. Friday nights was pizza or burger night and I would always fall asleep before the show ended.
@kennethsullo74742 жыл бұрын
To mike post Thank you for all the music you’ve created over the years unbelievable talent
@dominysynclair2 жыл бұрын
Right. His themes weren't throwaways, they were as much a part of the shows as the shows themselves. As a musician, I think the guy is kind of a genius.
@johnbgood54917 жыл бұрын
James Garner is the guy David Hasselhoff always wanted to be, but never could reach in a million years.
@awo1fman5 жыл бұрын
Wow. You have issues.
@cornwallshelton36935 жыл бұрын
Well said, John bgood
@BenjaminGessel5 жыл бұрын
Eh, maybe... Wasn't Hasselhoff more into his mysterious/Knight Rider/tech/tough guy/German-American "thing" though? He's like 3/4 Garner, 1/4 Schwarzeneggar (because he doesn't lift...)...
@jaymartin82735 жыл бұрын
Amen! :=)
@doughesson5 жыл бұрын
Hey!Don't hassle the Hoff!
@1968dogg8 жыл бұрын
I was a child when this came out but my soul knew it was special.
@alanmorris76695 жыл бұрын
It brings back good memories of the 1970s!
@kendallrivers11195 жыл бұрын
Some shows from the minute you see the pilot you know it's gonna be a timeless classic and Rockford is certainly one of those shows!
@Evan.Arapis5 жыл бұрын
I was nine when I first saw it in Greece back in the early eighties on a black and white TV set with Greek subtitles, I was immediately hooked by the music theme and Jimbo Garner because for some strange reason I thought that he looked like my Godfather at the time, still do !
@michaelellams91052 жыл бұрын
As an aussie born in 57 just hearing this theme takes me back to simpler times and others like the six million dollar man, bionic women and so many others still miss those days but time waits for no one.
@gregpettis11138 ай бұрын
Back before wokeness
@Teach.Experience.Dance-Vicky Жыл бұрын
This is a total dad happy memory for me too !! Loved him Rockford basically because my dad did !
@TheNickel196410 жыл бұрын
My parents watched this every week, which means I did too. (Only one TV in the house back in the day) Remembering James Garner this morning. RIP dude, you were the best.
@ellismedavoy73145 жыл бұрын
and three stations, four if you include PBS.
@gregorywesley74565 жыл бұрын
Woooow!!!!! Almost in tears! When I heard this come on I knew it was "bed time"!!!!!! It always followed "Sanford and Son"!!! Such special television memories, of when life was simple! My childhood was the best times of my life!
@shyguy_093 жыл бұрын
Brings me back to my childhood eating popcorn with my 6 siblings and parents. LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!!!
@RealityTrailers3 жыл бұрын
$200 a day plus expenses.
@sstills9512 ай бұрын
I looked it up, $200 a day in 1974 would be about $1200 now. Not too shabby. You’d think he could afford a better residence.
@bryanglass58182 ай бұрын
@@sstills951I think California was too expensive in those days, too.
@bryanglass58182 ай бұрын
@@sstills951I think California was too expensive in those days, too.
@sstills9512 ай бұрын
@@bryanglass5818 I remember one episode where Jim pulls in and Rocky is getting ready to paint Jim’s trailer. Jim says something like “I don’t want it painted Rocky! So the tax assessor can come by and bump me up to pay more? Thanks dad but leave it alone”
@user-yw8qf8cc3t12 күн бұрын
That's how us oil business pr,ostitutes cut a deal. $3,000 a day and you pay my dinner.
@toddlee25714 жыл бұрын
Not only is this the best version of this theme I've ever heard, it's a great still photo compilation (in keeping with the tone of the original) and putting Andy Kaufman on the answering machine was truly inspired. Well done.
@signwriter111 ай бұрын
Just picked up on the Andy bit (because of your post) FAF
@Valhalla3699 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite TV series of all time! Loved it! Just loved the very subtle jokes! James Garner is such a lovable person! So sad to hear he's left us. RIP Jim! God Bless your good soul!
@robertchandler40338 жыл бұрын
+Dylan Suppiah to ANGEL and me he will always be JIMMY...
@davidhall17076 жыл бұрын
.. or Jimbo!
@chucke97153 жыл бұрын
Thee BEST 70s Television Show And Theme Song Ever !!!! R.i.p Jim Rockford
@kppd41 Жыл бұрын
I’m in my room falling asleep 7 years old. I can hear that intro while my dad is watching it in the living room.
@sambasha7475 жыл бұрын
Love this show in particular James Garner. Rest in Peace sir.
@jeffbyrnes36868 жыл бұрын
One of the best 70s tv themes ever.👍
@jamesbowen89604 жыл бұрын
THE BEST!!👍🎶🎵
@fernmann74 жыл бұрын
Man I agree. And there were lots of great ones. Hawaii 5-0, Room 222, but this one is fantastic
@kennethhacker3014 Жыл бұрын
Best tv song...monster guitar players!! Thank you for taking back !!! Ohhh the memories....
@MsSissiePooh3 жыл бұрын
Wow... this definitely takes me back to Friday nights, watching TV with my dad. The Rockford Files was one of his favorite shows, and it became my favorite show, too.
@margretnorenberg86432 жыл бұрын
I watched it with my dad too, Stephanie. :) Great memories.
@Mr2at10 жыл бұрын
Wonderful memories from the 70', makes me smile just watching this. Bravo
@anotherkat4u5 жыл бұрын
James Garner..... RIP old man... you were one of the best ,,,,=^..^=,,,,
@roberthughes58805 жыл бұрын
same here!
@loribrom83899 жыл бұрын
Oh me, I loved Rockford Files and so did my late mother. Makes me sad that James Garner, and some of the other stars from the show, are no longer with us. RIP Mr. Rockford!
@thunderbolt2145 Жыл бұрын
0:51 THATS the guitar solo I've been searching for so long. The best version in my opinion. Thanks!
@thunderbolt21453 жыл бұрын
Used to watch this with my grandfather. Rockford, and Sanford & Son were his favorites. I had a great time being a kid in the 70's
@kendramiller36775 жыл бұрын
Love the theme and love this show. RIP James Garner.
@frenchtoast58432 жыл бұрын
One of the best theme songs EVER done for telly. It fit the programme and character perfectly, and it was just such a feel-good theme. Great music! Garner was an all time great, believable actor who brought amazing life to the Rockford character, too. I think Rockford was probably his best ever character. Garner was an Oklahoma native, smart, down to earth, very REAL, and an amazing, sexy man that women loved. There are no actors like Garner on telly anymore, no characters like Rockford, and no music like this great theme song. Just as well I suppose because no one could play a character like that better than Garner could. James, you left a wonderful legacy to us all. May you rest in peace.
@sbella67192 жыл бұрын
I'm in my 50s and just discovered this show in recent years. You're right, I love the Jim Rockford character and James Garner played him well. Those were times when actors/actresses brought such depth and substance to the character. The writing was great also
@frenchtoast58432 жыл бұрын
@@sbella6719 Agreed. You know a programme is truly good once it has long ended and is still in regular reruns for years and constantly gaining brand new fans. There were very few detective or police type shows I ever liked. I loved Rockford, and I loved Cagney and Lacey. Garner and Rockford Files did more for the private eye genre, and Gless and Daly in Cagney and Lacey did more for the police genre, than any other actors and programmes ever in my humble opinion. Both are very high quality programmes (perhaps Cagney and Lacey even more so) for the medium, and I expect both will be in reruns for many years to come. Lucky us. :)
@sbella67192 жыл бұрын
@@frenchtoast5843 I watched C&L growing up and enjoyed it also. I saw Tyne Daly more recently in an episode of Columbo and her acting skills just blew me away. Now that I'm older I'm truly in awe of the level of talent we got to witness on TV from so many back then.
@frenchtoast58432 жыл бұрын
@@sbella6719 So true, S Bella. I still adore Daly and Gless, but I stopped watching commercial telly many years ago. I have watched PBS only for many years now. I do not doubt that there could be some fine quality programmes on commercial telly these days, but I would not want to waste my time searching for them. Some of the best commercial telly programmes are found in reruns now: Cagney and Lacey, Rockford Files, Northern Exposure, etc. Anyone who missed out on these programmes years ago would do well to catch them in repeats. They are well worth the viewing time.
@sbella67192 жыл бұрын
@@frenchtoast5843 I should clarify. I was watching reruns of Columbo (with Peter Falk), one of the shows I missed out on growing up. Daly made a guest appearance on Columbo, probably before C&L... I had forgotten about Northern Exposure. I know what you mean, I watch old reruns also and it would make me very happy if I could catch up on a lot the shows I didn't watch, some because I had no interest in at the time (like Rockford) and some because a favorite was on another channel. We only had 3 channels but it was the best in TV, but no way to record anything- Lol.
@lorih65142 жыл бұрын
James Garner, a handsome cuss from Maverick clear up through Murphy's Romance and beyond. Such a class act, worked in constant pain for years from a back injury on the set of a movie. And this was great TV, with a real story and everything. The characters were more real than the "reality" stars of today. Theme song is a classic. What a complete package Rockford Files was!
@KatrinaRainwater9 ай бұрын
I watched this with my dad as no one else in the house besides us seemed to be interested it it. Best of times wish it were the seventies again those were the best years! Sanford and Son another good one!
@cfwbdude9 жыл бұрын
This show is up there with the best tv shows around, a true gritty PI show, coupled with a true memorable kickass theme tune just awesome.
@cornwallshelton36935 жыл бұрын
In the days before PC and snowflakes ruined television.
@tmjw693 жыл бұрын
God I can remember hearing this from my bed in my bedroom. I think it used to come on at 9 pm on NBC back then. That was bedtime for me. My mom used to watch this all the time.
@muzzafarsiddiqi6863 Жыл бұрын
Agreed - one of the best theme songs and one of the best series ever. James garner was fantastic and there was a lot of humour and action. RIP James Garner - you are a TV legend.
@Jamiwrites2 жыл бұрын
I miss this…watching with dad, my 8 year old self, wandering into the living room to this theme song, gold shag carpet, and the smell of my dad’s late night grilled cheese sandwich. I miss you, dad, and James Garner too. What a great time we all had.
@willmccormick9478 жыл бұрын
The greatest of the 70's many detective/cop shows, rivaled only by the very different Columbo. And this theme song is just perfect.
@wellesradio6 жыл бұрын
Will McCormick I think Columbo just barely edges out Jim Rockford in being the definitive "TV detective". I think that's by virtue of his being an official cop, but I love them both equally. How wonderful would a crossover episode have been!
@bradlafferty44936 жыл бұрын
Just bought a house in Ossining NY, hometown of Peter Falk....Columbo
@lenblack14626 жыл бұрын
Hawaii Five-O was better.
@reginaldpeters51426 жыл бұрын
Will McCormick I agree with you totally my all time favorite television show. with the original Hawaii five o at #2 on my list.
@reginaldpeters51426 жыл бұрын
Len Black good point. that's my second all time favorite television show. jack Lord was a one of a kind actor as well as James McArthur
@jeffthewhiff3 жыл бұрын
I loved the Rockford Files tv show while growing-up in the 70's and this is definitely one of the coolest tv show theme songs of all-time!
@debragaba42554 ай бұрын
I was 11 years old when the Rockford Files came out and still watch the reruns today. I love the show and James Garner who was a great actor and a great human being RIP James Garner and thank you
@Firstmajortomlikestoticker3 жыл бұрын
When I heard the Telephone Ring on this Show It was time My mom would send us To bed.... She would not let us watch this.. Years Later until it aired on Saturdays in re-runs... WoW this Brought back memories...
@matthewtaylor731610 жыл бұрын
RIP Mr Garner. Not to diminish Mr Garner's passing, I Have always been a fan of the guitar in the theme song. I mention below that I though it sounded like a LP and a Marshall rig. I have found a blog/forum where the actual guitarist's sister replyed to someone else about just what I was looking for. The guitarist is a session guitar player named Daniel Ferguson. He played guitar for Magnum PI, Barney Miller, Greatest American Hero and more. His sister was asked to ask him about his rig. He obliged. I was close. For many/most of his leads to include Rockford he used a Gibson ESG335TD and a 1 X 12 Yamaha GT100 100 watt amp.
@APCJunky3 жыл бұрын
Damn, that just took me right back, good times, Jim Rockford was a people's hero not a super hero, not afraid to throw down, didn't always win, knew when to walk away, not a super genius, just fighting to stay one step ahead of the game, brought to life by the great James Garner, well put together montage, hit me right in the feels with all those memberberries.
@thepayne78623 жыл бұрын
Great description of the show.
@loyalamerican87762 жыл бұрын
Man that is so well said and you nailed it spot on!… we need to peoples hero now only problem is the government especially the Democratic Party has taken our rights and freedoms from us and we let them do it…BRAVO BROTHER!👍🇺🇸
@docskate4312 Жыл бұрын
We had this show in Germany by the end of the 70s. Watched with my granddad. Unforgotten.
@HunterMann2 жыл бұрын
Hi Dan Ferguson, Thanks for your most significant contribution to popular culture. This song is indeed flawless. HM, working in motion picture production since 1981…