The Whistler Dies

I watch Andy Griffith on TVLand all of the time so the whistler will whistle on in my head ...

Earle H. Hagen, who co-wrote the jazz classic "Harlem Nocturne" and composed memorable themes for "The Andy Griffith Show," "I Spy," "The Mod Squad" and other TV shows, has died. He was 88.

Hagen, who is heard whistling the folksy tune for "The Andy Griffith Show," died Monday night at his home in Rancho Mirage, his wife, Laura, said Tuesday. He had been in ill health for several months.

I can't whistle to save my life now but my mom says I could whistle my heart out when I was a toddler. They thought it was kinda spooky ...