Composer. The father of recording artist Richard Marx, he began playing the piano during childhood and started his career Chicago nightclubs. He accompanied Helen Merrill and released several albums under his own name in the 1950's and in the 1960s, he worked in advertising. During that time he wrote some of the most popular jingles for Ken-L-Ration, Doublemint, Kellogg's Raisin Bran, Dial Soap, Arm & Hammer, and Nestle Crunch and in 1968, he composed the fight song for the Chicago Blackhawks, Here Come the Hawks, which is still being used. Mr. Marx wrote the news theme for Chicago station WBBM-TV, based on an old folk song "I Love Chicago, Chicago My Home" in 1975. In 1986 Mr. Marx moved to Los Angeles and wrote scores for A League of Their Own and Edwards and Hunt and the TV show, "Fudge." He also arranged for popular musicians, Joe Cocker, Yoshiki, and his son, Richard Marx. Mr. Marx suffered injuries in a car crash in Las Vegas, and died shortly thereafter from heart failure in Highland Park, Illinois.
Composer. The father of recording artist Richard Marx, he began playing the piano during childhood and started his career Chicago nightclubs. He accompanied Helen Merrill and released several albums under his own name in the 1950's and in the 1960s, he worked in advertising. During that time he wrote some of the most popular jingles for Ken-L-Ration, Doublemint, Kellogg's Raisin Bran, Dial Soap, Arm & Hammer, and Nestle Crunch and in 1968, he composed the fight song for the Chicago Blackhawks, Here Come the Hawks, which is still being used. Mr. Marx wrote the news theme for Chicago station WBBM-TV, based on an old folk song "I Love Chicago, Chicago My Home" in 1975. In 1986 Mr. Marx moved to Los Angeles and wrote scores for A League of Their Own and Edwards and Hunt and the TV show, "Fudge." He also arranged for popular musicians, Joe Cocker, Yoshiki, and his son, Richard Marx. Mr. Marx suffered injuries in a car crash in Las Vegas, and died shortly thereafter from heart failure in Highland Park, Illinois.
Bio by: Mz Fish
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