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When John Tesh created the 90’s theme song for “The NBA On NBC”, he called his home phone and sang into his answering machine so he wouldn’t forget it.

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Fun Fact: When John Tesh created the 90’s theme song for “The NBA On NBC”, he called his home phone and sang into his answering machine so he wouldn’t forget it.

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