Ed Bogas, born Edgar Noel Bogas, and sometimes credited as Edward Bogas, is an American musician and composer and whose work has been featured in films, animations, and video games.
Bogas' contributions span four decades and several genres. In the 1960s Bogas was a member of the progressive rock/psychedelic band The United States of America, and in the 1970s he contributed the music for films by Ralph Bakshi and for television specials for the Peanuts series, succeeding Vince Guaraldi after his untimely passing in 1976. In the 1980s he started composing music for Commodore 64 computer games such as Hardball!
In 1980, Bogas composed the score for the CBS television movie A Christmas Without Snow, in which he also appeared in the part of the accompanist to the choirmaster portrayed by John Houseman.
He continued writing music for Peanuts television specials through 1989 (This Is America, Charlie Brown), and in 1982 he also began contributing music for Garfield TV specials and series. He composed the music for all 121 half-hours of Garfield and Friends, and co-wrote all the songs for the Garfield segments with future wife Desirée Goyette for the first three seasons, and with writer Mark Evanier for the rest of the run. Goyette and Bogas have two children (Benjamin and Lily).
(Lyrics: J. Harte, Music: B. Walker)
On Georgia¡¯s highway 20, way out in the country,
The boys would go to have a good time.
My grandpa used to tell me when he was just a young man,
Good lovin¡¯ wasn¡¯t easy to find, so they¡¯d head on out to Peggy¡¯s,
Where the pretties would be standin¡¯ in line.
The place was always cookin¡¯,
While them wild eyed boys were lookin¡¯ at the shortest skirts they¡¯d ever seen.
Hangin¡¯ on the moves of those foxy, floozy, hoochie-coos, shakin¡¯, shakin¡¯ everything.
Five bucks and you could take a change on dancin¡¯ 15 rounds in the ring.
Hidey, hidey, ho, get the boys and let¡¯s go.
In and out and round, and round at Peggy¡¯s shake a leg show.
Where the honey¡¯s are the hottest and the kisses are sweet.
Rock n roll you through the night if you can handle the heat.
Bring your money, pick a honey, let¡¯s get funky at the shake a leg show.
Let¡¯s go!
You can shake it if you want to, you can do it ¡®till the morning.
At the show, look at them go.
We¡¯re gonna tap the keg, we¡¯re gonna get some leg.
I heard that Peggy¡¯s still around, livin¡¯ somewhere out of town.
Got a little house on the beach, her place has been long forgotten.
But I¡¯m sure her memories are still sweet.
Grandpa says she might be old, but I bet she can still turn up the heat.
Oh, oh, oh, oh¡..
(Chorus)
(**We laughed so hard typing these up, we thought we were gonna pass out.** LOL)