For decades, brands used catchy jingles to make their products unforgettable. These short songs were designed to be simple, ...

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 ...

Whether you like it or not, some commercial jingles are unforgettable. The "Five Dollar Footlong" or the "Nationwide is on Your Side" tunes have disappeared from TV. Yet many still have the catchy ...

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.

Once you hear it, you can't unhear it -- but the powerhouse singer involved in this fast food ad theme now says he wishes ...

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 ...

Sitting through commercials is usually a pretty miserable experience. It feels like little sections of your life getting eaten up, 30 seconds at a time. Even the ones with good, home-made jingles are ...

So far, the Super Bowl LVII commercials featuring musicians have been centered around music. Cardi B and her husband Offset’s McDonald’s commercial was all about their forthcoming couple’s meal at the ...

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 ...

Boyz II Men has a long list of classic, poignant love songs like "End of the Road” and “I’ll Make Love to You." Now, the group is adding a song about ribs to its repertoire. The Grammy-winning R&B ...

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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 ...