May 6, 2021 · 0 Comments By Brock Weir We couldn’t help but laugh when it came on the car radio. Sitting in an underground parking garage in 2009 or so, it seemed unlikely that the 1934 instrumental version of the 1934 hit “Love in Bloom”, written by the less-than-marquee names of Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin, would take up valuable broadcasting space on a prominent radio station at what I can only imagine was a prime slot during the end-of-day rush hour drive time. But there it was. The tune itself didn’t immediately register until a familiar string of eight notes came in a few bars in, the simple notes that became the theme music for comedian Jack Benny throughout his venerable career – played off-key, of course, on his prized violin.