This article is about the jazz standard. For the Peanuts characters referenced by the title, see Linus Van Pelt and Lucy Van Pelt.
1964 single by Vince Guaraldi
"Linus and Lucy"
US 7" single
Single by Vince Guaraldi
from the album Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas
A-side
"Oh, Good Grief"
Released
December 1964 (1964-12) (U.S.)
Recorded
October 26, 1964 (1964-10-26)[1]
Genre
Jazz · boogie-woogie
Length
3:06
Label
Fantasy 593X
Songwriter(s)
Vince Guaraldi
Vince Guaraldi singles chronology
"Treat Street" (1964)
"Linus and Lucy" (1964)
"Theme to Grace" (1965)
"Linus and Lucy" is a popular instrumental jazz standard written by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi. It serves as the main theme tune for the many Peanuts animated specials and is named for the two fictional siblings, Linus and Lucy Van Pelt. The jazz standard was originally released on Guaraldi's album Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown in 1964, but it gained its greatest exposure as part of A Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack the following year.[2] It is one of the most recognizable pieces by Guaraldi and has gained status as the signature melody of the Peanuts franchise.[3]
^Bang, Derrick (2012). Vince Guaraldi at the Piano. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 181. ISBN 0786490748.
^Zollo, Patul (21 December 2020). "How the Vince Guaraldi Trio Tune "Linus & Lucy" Became an American Standard". American Songwriter.
^Robbins, Patrick (4 December 2015). "Five Good Covers: Linus and Lucy (Vince Guaraldi)". Cover Me Songs.
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