Dick Marx
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Dick Marx (April 12, 1924 – August 12, 1997) was an American jazz pianist and arranger. He also composed for film, television, and commericals.
Marx played piano from childhood, and got his professional start playing in nightclubs in Chicago. In the 1950s he accompanied Helen Merrill and released several albums under his own name. From the 1960s, he worked extensively in advertising, writing some of the most popular jingles for brands such as Ken-L-Ration, Doublemint, Kellogg's Raisin Bran, Dial Soap, Arm & Hammer, and Nestle Crunch. He moved to Los Angeles in 1986, where he scored films such as A League of Their Own and Edwards and Hunt and TV shows such as Fudge. He arranged for popular musicians such as Joe Cocker, Yoshiki, and his son, Richard Marx.
Marx was hurt in a car crash in Las Vegas in 1997, and died shortly thereafter in Highland Park, Illinois.
[edit] Discography
- Too Much Piano (Brunswick Records, 1955)
- Dick Marx Piano (Coral Records, 1957)
- Marx Makes Broadway (VSOP, 1957)
- Delicate Savagery (Coral, 1958)
