Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Who wrote "Johnny's Theme," the signature music of Johnny Carson's Tonight Show?"
"Johnny's Theme" is an instrumental jazz song played as the opening theme of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson from the show's inception in 1962 through its finale in 1992. The piece was composed by Paul Anka. Johnny's Theme" began life as "Toot Sweet", a pop instrumental composed in 1959 by Paul Anka. As its original composer, Anka also was paid each time the song was broadcast, earning him an average of about $200,000 per year. "Johnny's Theme" earned a Grammy Award nomination in 1987.