Hill Street Blues — the song?

The song: "Theme from Hill Street Blues".

Hill Street Blues — written by?

Written by: Mike Post; Larry Carlton on guitar.

Hill Street Blues — chart?

Chart: #10 on the Hot 100 in 1981; a Grammy.

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Who wrote the Hill Street Blues theme?

Hill Street Blues

The song: "Theme from Hill Street Blues"
Written by: Mike Post; Larry Carlton on guitar
Chart: #10 on the Hot 100 in 1981; a Grammy
Aired: NBC, 1981–1987, Thursday nights

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A piano figure, a police car in the snow, and a show that changed TV drama. Mike Post's theme was gentle where the show was chaotic, and it went to the Top 10 on its own.

Let's be careful out there, said the sergeant every week, and the theme was the calm before it. Post and Larry Carlton won the Grammy for it.

Sources: Wikipedia — Theme from Hill Street Blues

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