Where Everybody Knows Your Name the Charles Brothers gave it their stamp of approval, and once Portnoy and Hart Angelo had complied with a request for a few lyric changes intended to broaden the song's appeal to a more general audience, "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" was officially designated the "Theme from "Cheers"". The original opening verse: was changed to: After several months of mulling over possible outside singers, the producers eventually asked Gary Portnoy to record the vocal for the opening credits of their new series. (The chorus of the song is six of Portnoy’s vocals that he recorded one on top of the
Elan Portnoy Elan Portnoy Elan Portnoy is a music producer and a guitarist in three bands: The Headless Horsemen, The Fuzztones and The Waspmen. In the late 80s, Portnoy was a guitarist for The Headless Horsemen, a New York City based 60s Rock-n-Roll group. The band reunited in 2013 and opened for Billy Gibbons'(ZZ Top) band The Moving Sidewalks at BB King Blues Club & Grill in New York City. Formed in 2012, this Kansas City based 60s “garage” band was aimed to bring genuine Rock-n-Roll back into the Kansas City music scene. Specializing in high-energy Rock-n-Roll, The Waspmen are played frequently