Sam Pottle

Sam Pottle co-wrote the theme song for The Muppet Show with Jim Henson and served as the musical director on Sesame Street after Joe Raposo. He wrote or co-wrote the music for many Sesame songs.

A 1955 Yale graduate, Pottle has been involved with many theatrical productions. He served as Musical Supervisor for the short-lived 1970 Broadway play Cry for Us All and Composer for Money. He wrote the music for the 1977 musical The Meehans He was also the Conductor, in 1966, for the Broadway play The Mad Show.

He wrote the music for a play called "Keep Tightly Closed in a Cool Dry Place" at the La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in 1968. He wrote a musical arrangement for Lewis Caroll's poem "Jabberwocky," which has been performed by groups like the Nashoba Valley Chorale.

Sesame Songs
"Como Estas" w/ Charles ("Chuck") Choset, 1977

"The Transylvania Polka" w/ Tony Geiss, 1974

"Counting Is Wonderful" w/ Emily Kingsley and David Axlerod, 1975

"Count Up To Nine" w/ David Axlerod, 1977

"What's The Name Of That Song?" w/ David Axlerod

"Keep Christmas With You" w/ David Axlerod

"I Hate Christmas" w/ David Axlerod