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Musician and Television Composer Mike Post.

Musician and television composer Mike Post. A session guitarist in the LA area, he was 20 years old when he played on Sonny & Cher's "I Got You, Babe." In 1967, Post produced and arranged a top ten hit for Kenny Rogers & the First Edition (POST founded the group, which fused rock and folk music): "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)." Post's TV career began at 24, when he was made the Music Director for the "Andy Williams Show." He has since composed theme music for shows like "The Rockford Files" (which won a Grammy), "Magnum P.I.", "Hill Street Blues", and most recently, "NYPD Blue".

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, April 20, 1994: Interview with James Fallows; Interview with Mike Post.

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