Sanford and Son theme

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American television sitcom instrumental composition television theme song

"The Streetbeater," better known as the Sanford and Son theme, is a funky, jazz-influenced instrumental piece composed by Quincy Jones for the 1970s American sitcom Sanford and Son.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
The Streetbeater 0
Sanford and Son 0

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American television sitcom ⓘ
instrumental composition ⓘ
television theme song ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Sanford and Son theme NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithActor Redd Foxx NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter Fred G. Sanford NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithSetting Watts, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ
composer Quincy Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creator Quincy Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime 1977 ⓘ
firstUsedAsThemeInYear 1972 ⓘ
genre funk ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
jazz-funk ⓘ
hasCulturalOrigin 1970s American television ⓘ
hasInstrumentation brass section ⓘ
drum kit ⓘ
electric bass ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ
hasLyrics false ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle brass arrangement ⓘ
prominent bass line ⓘ
syncopated groove ⓘ
wah-wah guitar ⓘ
hasNotableFeature prominent slap-style bass feel ⓘ
syncopated horn stabs ⓘ
hasType TV closing theme ⓘ
TV opening theme ⓘ
includedIn Quincy Jones television work ⓘ
influencedByGenre rhythm and blues ⓘ
soul ⓘ
isInstrumental true ⓘ
notableFor association with Sanford and Son ⓘ
funky opening riff ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originalNetwork NBC ⓘ
partOf Sanford and Son soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ
performer Quincy Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ
publicationDecade 1970s ⓘ
startTime 1972 ⓘ
title The Streetbeater NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedAsThemeFor Sanford and Son NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor television closing credits ⓘ
television opening credits ⓘ

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The Streetbeater → alsoKnownAs → Sanford and Son theme ⓘ