Who Sings the Theme Song for ‘In the Heat of the Night’?

Celebrity Q&A, Featured Article, People, Where Are They Now
on January 5, 2014
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Can you tell me who sings the theme song for the TV series “In the Heat of the Night”?
— Kay Rebec, Tipton, Iowa

That’s Bill Champlin, who was a singer-songwriter and keyboardist with the band Chicago for 28 years.