Edd Kalehoff

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Edd Kalehoff
Birth nameEdward Woodley Kalehoff Jr.
Born (1945-09-01) September 1, 1945 (age 78)
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
GenresTelevision
Occupation(s)Composer
Instrument(s)Synthesizer
Spouse(s)
  • Beverly Kalehoff
    ​
    (divorced)​
  • ​
    ​
    (m. 1988; div. 2011)​
Websitewww.eddkalehoff.com

Edward Woodley Kalehoff Jr. (born September 1, 1945) is an American television

The Price Is Right and Double Dare, as well as for ABC World News Tonight and Monday Night Football
.

Early life

Kalehoff was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi.[citation needed] His father, Edward Woodley "Woody" Kalehoff Sr., played piano in the White House for presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman.[citation needed]

Career

Notable pieces

Kalehoff composed many television themes and musical cues using the Moog synthesizer, alone or in combination with a band of musicians. He composed

Albany/Schenectady/Troy market and WSTM-TV in the Syracuse market). Due to its long run as the music package for both WNBC and WNYT, it is widely known in the New York tri-state area.[2] His most recent work is the new theme for the PBS NewsHour as part of a new on-air look launched on July 20, 2015.[3]

The main theme of The Price Is Right is officially credited to Sheila Cole,[4] even though it was composed and performed by Kalehoff. At the time, Kalehoff was working for Score Productions, under composer Bob Israel. Israel assigned the theme's Broadcast Music, Inc. publishing rights to Mark Goodson, the producer of The Price Is Right, so that Goodson would benefit monetarily. Israel assigned the composer credit to Sheila Cole Israel, his wife, explaining this fiction to Kalehoff as a "technicality." Israel assured Kalehoff that there would be future work with Goodson. This arrangement diverted millions of dollars of residual away from Kalehoff. Kalehoff was named as composer in the closing credits of the television show but he did not appear on the official BMI credits for the song.[1][5]

As a keyboard player and record producer

Kalehoff is a noted synthesist, being a featured performer in the documentary film Moog and keyboardist for several albums by the Roches. He was prominently featured in a 1973 television commercial for Schaefer Beer as "Edd Kalehoff at the MOOG synthesizer" playing his rendition of the company's jingle.[6][7]

As a record producer, he produced several albums including Another World (1985) for the Roches, and Andrea McArdle's On Broadway (1996) and Family Christmas (2003).[8]

Personal life

Kalehoff was married to Broadway theatre actress and singer Andrea McArdle, and their daughter, actress Alexis Kalehoff, has appeared in many Broadway theatre productions.[9] The couple divorced in August 2011.[10] Kalehoff has two sons, Max and Rex, from his first marriage to songwriter Beverly Kalehoff.[citation needed]

Selected filmography

News music packages composed by Edd Kalehoff

  • Dayna (WJBK)
  • Eyewitness Primetime (WJBK, after switch to Fox)
  • Good Day (WNYW, Good Day New York)
  • Grandeur (
    The Price Is Right
    )
  • Groove News (KNSD)
  • Industrial Strength (WTTG)
  • Major Theme (WJBK)
  • NBC Stations (WNBC)
  • Nightcast (WCBS)
  • Straight Talk (WJBK)
  • Today's 4 (WBZ-TV)
  • We're 4 New York (WNBC package/campaign)
  • Live on 5 (WEWS-TV)
  • Evening News (WJBK)
  • CNBC Music Package 2000-2003

References

  1. ^ a b Fu, Eddie (October 15, 2019). "How 'The Price Is Right' Theme Song Composer Lost Out On Millions In Royalties". Genius.
  2. ^ a b "Edd Kalehoff | Composer, Music Department, Soundtrack". IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b Segal, Corinne (July 20, 2015). "The NewsHour has a new theme song, and we assume you'll want to talk about it". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  4. ^ "Ascap search". Archived from the original on 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  5. ^ "The Price is Right (Yeah, Yeah!)". 14 October 2019.
  6. ISBN 9781136311048
    .
  7. ISBN 9780195388947
    .
  8. ^ "Edd Kalehoff | Credits". AllMusic.
  9. ^ Lundy, Katia (August 19, 1996). "McArdle's Daughter Follows in Mommy's Footsteps". Playbill. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  10. ^ Rizzo, Frank (April 10, 2011). "Andrea McArdle Still Feisty After All These Years". Hartford Courant. Retrieved October 4, 2022.[permanent dead link]

External links

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