Richard Henry Marx (April 12, 1924 – August 12, 1997) was an American jazz pianist and arranger. He also composed for film, television, and commercials.
Marx and wife Ruth (née Guildoo) had a son, Richard Marx, pop singer, songwriter, and record producer.[2] Marx also had two daughters and a son, from a previous marriage.[3] He was of German Jewish descent.[4][5]
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Marx played piano in childhood. He got his professional start playing in nightclubs in Chicago.[6] In the 1950s, he accompanied singer Helen Merrill and released several albums.
Beginning in the 1960s, he spent three decades in advertising, writing commercial jingles for Dial soap, Kellogg's Raisin Bran cereal, Ken-L Ration dog food, Nestle's Crunch candy bars, Arm & Hammer baking soda, Virginia Slims cigarettes, La Choy Chinese food, the Chicago Blackhawks hockey team and many more.[7] His son Richard and wife Ruth sang on some of the commercials. In the 1980s he moved to Los Angeles and composed music for the films A League of Their Own and Edwards and Hunt and the television program Fudge. He died in Highland Park, Illinois, from injuries caused by a car accident in Las Vegas.[6]
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^ abHogan, Ed. "Dick Marx". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
dick, marx, richard, henry, marx, april, 1924, august, 1997, american, jazz, pianist, arranger, also, composed, film, television, commercials, birth, namerichard, henry, marxborn, 1924, april, 1924chicago, illinois, diedaugust, 1997, 1997, aged, highland, park. Richard Henry Marx April 12 1924 August 12 1997 was an American jazz pianist and arranger He also composed for film television and commercials Dick MarxBirth nameRichard Henry MarxBorn 1924 04 12 April 12 1924Chicago Illinois 1 DiedAugust 12 1997 1997 08 12 aged 73 Highland Park IllinoisGenresJazz pop rockOccupation s Musician arranger composerInstrument s PianoYears active1950s 1997 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Discography 3 1 As leader 3 2 As sideman or guest musician 3 3 As arranger or conductor 4 ReferencesPersonal life editMarx and wife Ruth nee Guildoo had a son Richard Marx pop singer songwriter and record producer 2 Marx also had two daughters and a son from a previous marriage 3 He was of German Jewish descent 4 5 Career editMarx played piano in childhood He got his professional start playing in nightclubs in Chicago 6 In the 1950s he accompanied singer Helen Merrill and released several albums Beginning in the 1960s he spent three decades in advertising writing commercial jingles for Dial soap Kellogg s Raisin Bran cereal Ken L Ration dog food Nestle s Crunch candy bars Arm amp Hammer baking soda Virginia Slims cigarettes La Choy Chinese food the Chicago Blackhawks hockey team and many more 7 His son Richard and wife Ruth sang on some of the commercials In the 1980s he moved to Los Angeles and composed music for the films A League of Their Own and Edwards and Hunt and the television program Fudge He died in Highland Park Illinois from injuries caused by a car accident in Las Vegas 6 Discography editAs leader edit Too Much Piano Brunswick 1955 Dick Marx Piano Coral 1957 Marx Makes Broadway with Buddy Collette VSOP 1957 Delicate Savagery Coral 1958 8 You Haven t Seen the USA Until You ve Seen Chicago DMA 1968 written by Dick Marx Paul Severson amp Eric Stigler As sideman or guest musician edit With Johnny Frigo I Love John Frigo He Swings Mercury 1957 With Eddie Harris Eddie Harris Goes to the Movies Vee Jay 1962 With Helen Merrill The Nearness of You EmArcy 1958 With Ken Nordine Word Jazz Dot 1957 Son of Word Jazz Dot 1958 Love Words Dot 1958 Next Dot 1959 8 With others 1957 The Singing Reed Lucy Reed 1987 Richard Marx Richard Marx 1992 S Wonderful George Gershwin 1992 The Gershwin Songbook S Wonderful George Gershwin 1995 Pee Wee King and His Golden West Cowboys Pee Wee King amp His Golden West Cowboys 1995 The Complete Gershwin Songbooks George Gershwin 1997 America s Song Butchers The Weird World of Homer amp Jethro Homer and Jethro 2006 Blue Suede Shoes Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight Pee Wee King 8 As arranger or conductor edit 1989 Repeat Offender Richard Marx 1994 Have a Little Faith Joe Cocker 1996 Kissing Rain Roch Voisine 1997 Across from Midnight Joe Cocker 1997 Flesh amp Bone Richard Marx 8 1993 Art Of Life X JapanReferences edit Illinois Cook County Birth Certificates 1878 1938 Ruth Guildoo Marx Royalties Archived from the original on 2011 07 27 Retrieved 2009 04 05 Dick Marx s Death Notice The New York Times August 14 1997 Retrieved 2009 04 05 Grammy Jews www jewishworldreview com Archived from the original on March 1 2021 Retrieved May 25 2021 Richard Marx on Twitter My grandfather was a Jew from Frankfurt who lost family in the camps and still the fact that this comedian is being jailed in the UK should frighten all of us Twitter a b Hogan Ed Dick Marx AllMusic Retrieved 1 October 2018 Richard Henry Dick Marx 1924 1997 Find A www findagrave com Retrieved 2021 11 21 a b c d Dick Marx Credits AllMusic AllMusic Retrieved 1 October 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dick Marx amp oldid 1218367905, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
