Ruth Marx, the singer of many classic TV commercial jingles and the mother of pop-rock singer Richard Marx, died Aug. 24 of lung cancer at her son's California home. She was 85. The younger Marx ...

The song "What About Now" that became a No. 1 hit for the band Lonestar in 1999 started out as a few lines written with a car commercial in mind. When writers Anthony Smith, Aaron Barker and the late ...

For decades, brands used catchy jingles to make their products unforgettable. These short songs were designed to be simple, repetitive, and instantly recognizable. Many of them remain familiar today, ...

In 1965, Barry Manilow landed a job in the mailroom at CBS and soon became known as the “piano-playing mail boy” while taking night classes at New York College of Music before attending Juilliard.

Did you know? A music legend is behind some of the most famous commercial jingles of all time. Barry Manilow is a Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter whose career has spanned seven decades.

In another sign that New York’s cultural life is coming back after a long COVID-era hiatus, “A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet” will premiere in September. The show will be the first new musical to ...

You’d be forgiven if you can’t hum the 18th-century Cumbrian folk song “Do Ye Ken John Peel.” But in 1942, a version of that ...

Months before releasing their eponymous debut in 1964, the Rolling Stones were commissioned to come up with a jingle for the popular cereal brand, Rice Krispies. Written by Brian Jones along with ...

A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet, the first new musical to premiere in New York since the pandemic began, announced today that the Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording of the new musical will be ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet, the first new musical to premiere in ...

In another sign that New York’s cultural life is coming back after a long COVID-era hiatus, “A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet” will premiere in September. The show will be the first new musical to ...