“Among the most iconic and popular scores from legendary composer Henry Mancini was THE MUSIC FROM PETER GUNN album, theme music for the TV series ‘Peter Gunn.’ Mancini later claimed the jazzy score provided him with his big break.” -94.3 THE POINT This week in 1959, Mancini won both Album of the Year and Best Instrumental Arrangement at the first ever GRAMMY awards for THE MUSIC FROM PETER GUNN! The theme from Peter Gunn, as well as the whole soundtrack, changed the course of TV music forever.

On this date in 1959, HENRY MANCINI released the single PETER GUNN in the UK (Jun 7, 1959) This was written by Henry Mancini for the TV series Peter Gunn, which ran from 1958-1961 and used this song performed by Henry Mancini and His Orchestra as its theme. Released as a single, the song didn't chart, but in 1959 Mancini's album The Music From Peter Gunn, featuring the theme, became the most popular album of the year, spending 10 weeks at #1. Peter Gunn the TV series did fairly well and certainl