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John Andrew Colby (born April 23, 1949) is an American musician. He is a music producer composer and keyboardist.
In addition to writing and producing ESPN’s Sportcenter Theme (dadada…), John has produced the Grammy award winning soundtrack for Ken Burns’ documentary “The Civil War”. John has also served as the music director/band leader for ESPN’s ESPY Awards, The Nascar Awards, The Indy Car Awards, Players’ Choice Awards, and the ESPN ...
Nov 22, 2019 · Right around that time, 30 years ago, SportsCenter’s “DaDaDa, DaDaDa” theme was first played on the show. Composed by Grammy and Emmy-award winning artist John Colby, ESPN’s music director from 1984-1992, the instantly recognizable chords have become one of sports’ unofficial anthems.
John Colby is a Grammy and Emmy award winner who composes and produces TV sports themes and music for ESPN and other shows. He is also the keyboardist and vocalist for The Colbys Band, a high-energy musical group led by Bev Rohlehr.
Made by John Colby. Credit to him and ESPN. Thank them for helping many to find what is, most likely, one of the most well known songs of PrimeTime.
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Read more about John Colby GRAMMY History and other GRAMMY-winning and GRAMMY-nominated artists on GRAMMY.com
Led by Grammy & Emmy Award winner John Colby and Bev Rohlehr, The Colbys are a high-energy, no two nights ever the same musical experience. Bev has performed world wide and mostly throughout the Northeast in venues including Iron Horse Music Hall, Village Vanguard, and Newport Jazz Festival as a featured vocalist for such Big Bands as Mel Lewis ...
