Steve Karmen - wikipedia Steve Karmen Steve Karmen ( born January 31, 1937 ) is an American composer, most famous for several jingles. Among his better known works are the New York State song, `` I Love New York '', the jingle Here Comes the King for Budweiser, the Hershey 's chocolate jingle The Great American Chocolate Bar, the Exxon Song Energy for a Strong America ( 1976 ), and Wrigley Spearmint Gum / Carry The Big Fresh Flavor ( 1973 ). He also composed several music scores for motion pictures during the 1960s, and performed briefly as a Calypso singer, achieving some recognition in Trinidad during that time. Karmen is the recipient of 16 Clio Awards. Contents 1 Life and career 2 List of Jingles 2.1 1968 2.2 1969 2.3 1970 2.4 1971 2.5 1972 2.6 1973 2.7 1974 2.8 1975 2.9 1976 2.10 1977 2.11 1978 2.12 1979 2.13 1980 3 Discography ( selective ) 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 External links Life and career Karmen was born in the Bronx, New York. Steve was unique among jingle writers. Unlike other composers, who were paid a flat price for their jingles, Steve was the only one of his peers to receive royalties every time one of his jingles was performed on TV or Radio. His informal industry title `` The King of Jingles '' may have been given to him because of this extraordinary business ability to retain publishing rights. He was born into a conservative family. His father was from Russia. Karmen grew up with Bobby Darin, and played with him in a band in the 1950s. They met while they were at the Bronx High School of Science. He played saxophone and guitar. His wife died of colon cancer in 1973. He is the father of three daughters. As of 2007, he lives in Westchester, New York. List of jingles This list of jingles by Karmen only includes those composed from 1968 to the beginning of 1980. ( Karmen, 1980 ). 1968 Breakaway In A Wide - Trackin ' Pontiac Budweiser Beer / Bud Is The King Of Beers... But You Know That Your Next Car Is A Chrysler Beneficial Finance / At Beneficial ( Doot ! Doot ! ) You 're Good For More 1969 Plymouth Makes It There 's Nothing Like The Face Of A Kid Eating A Hershey Bar Tijuana Smalls ( cigarettes ) / You Know Who You Are Nationwide Insurance / Call Nationwide, ' Cause Nationwide Is On Your Side 1970 Chrysler Plymouth Comin ' Thru The More You Know, The More You 'll Want Delco Budweiser Beer / When You Say Budweiser, You 've Said It All Falstaff Brewing Company / Falstaff Beer, For Guys Who Like It 1971 Budweiser Beer / Here Comes The King Michelob Beer / The Michelob Drinking Song National Beer / The Land Of Pleasant Living Diet Rite Cola / Everybody Likes It U.S. Brewers Association / Pitch In To Clean Up America Beneficial Finance / It 's Great To Know You 're Good For More 1972 General Tires / Sooner Or Later You 'll Own Generals Budweiser Malt Liquor / The First Malt Liquor Good Enough To Be Called Budweiser Colt. 45 Malt Liquor / A Completely Unique Experience Colt. 45 Malt Liquor / You 'll Be Sorry For All The Time You Wasted Fresca / Tastes Like A Soft Drink R.C. Cola / It 's Right For You Doublemint Gum / Doublemint Will Do It Hush Puppies Are Dumb 1973 Pontiac / Stand Up Sunoco Oil Corp. / I Can Be Very Friendly Juicy Fruit Gum / Let 's Pick A Pack Wrigley 's Spearmint Gum / Carry The Big Fresh Flavor Ozark Air Lines / We 're Big On That Cadillac - A Standard For The World Michelin Tires / We Made It First, We Make It Last Wrigley 's Spearmint Gum / You 'll Like The Big, Long - Lasting Flavor Buc - Wheats Cereals / Feelin ' Like A Million Bucks Northwest Orient Airlines / We Give You Half The World Trans World Airlines / A Taste Of Europe -- Trans World Service Dial Soap / Are n't You Glad You Use Dial Purina Cat Food / Purina In The Little Blue Can Scholl 's Sandals / The Comfortable Life Michelob Beer / Weekends Were Made For Michelob Farrell 's Ice Cream Parlors / Farrell 's Is Fabulous Fun Burry 's Cookies / The Burry 's Blues The Detroit News / You Have n't Read The Paper Until You 've Read The News Great Adventure Amusement Park ( now Six Flags Great Adventure ) / The Greatest Day In Your Life 1976 Exxon / Energy For A Strong America Prestone Anti-Freeze / You Know It Protects Midas Muffler / Do n't Compromise, Midasize Anheuser Busch Natural Light ( beer ) / Wo n't Fill You Up, So It Wo n't Slow You Down Budweiser Beer / When You Say Budweiser ? General Foods International Coffees / It 's Our Flavor That Makes Us Special Sunbeam Bread / A Sunwich Is Better Than A Sandwich Southwestern Bell Telephone / What Else Is So Nice For The Price 1977 Anheuser Busch Natural Light ( beer ) / Take A Natural Break Michelob Beer / Weekend Pops ( instrumental ) - based upon `` Weekends Were Made For Michelob '' Jack in the Box ( restaurants ) / Ji - Ji - Jack, Ji - Ji - Jack -- Jack In The Box Tic Tac / It 's Time For A Tic Tac ( Hershey Is ) The Great American Chocolate Bar New York State Tourism / I Love New York 1978 Michelob Light / Good Taste Runs In The Family Beneficial Finance / That 's What It 's All About 1979 Ford, That 's Incredible ! Sunoco Is Making Every Drop Count Braniff International Airways / We Better Be Better Eureka vacuum cleaners / You and Eureka The Leukemia Society of America / We Care 1980 Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer / Give That Man A Blue Ribbon Discography ( selective ) `` Freight Train '' / `` Mama Look A Boo Boo '' - El Dorado 510 ( 1957 ) `` Free Passes '' / `` Lost '' - CUB 9059 ( 1960 ) `` Breakaway '' Part 1 / `` Breakaway '' Part 2 ( Featuring Jimmy Radcliffe ) - United Artists 50451 ( 1968 ) `` Moments '' / `` Moments '' instrumental - United Artists 50534 ( 1969 ) `` What Do You Say To A Naked Lady ? '' / `` Too Bad You Ca n't Read My Mind '' - United Artists 50636 ( 1970 ) `` You 've Said It All '' ( Four Reeling ) / `` You 've Said It All '' ( Tuba Version ) - Audio Fidelity 171 ( 1971 ) `` Everybody Likes It '' / `` The East Way '' - Audio Fidelity 179 ( 1971 ) `` I 've Never Had The Time '' / `` 37 - 21 '' - Audio Fidelity ( 1972 ) Bibliography The Jingle Man ( 1980 ). Hal Leonard Corporation, ISBN 0 - 88188 - 239 - 9 Through the Jingle Jungle ( 1989 ). Billboard Books, ISBN 0 - 8230 - 7707 - 1 Me and Bobby D. : A Memoir ( 2003 ). Hal Leonard Corporation, ISBN 0 - 634 - 04876 - 7 Who Killed the Jingle ? - How a Unique American Art Form Disappeared ( 2005 ). Hal Leonard Corporation, ISBN 0 - 634 - 06656 - 0 References Jump up ^ Me and Bobby D. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2011 - 12 - 25. ^ Jump up to : `` Me and Bobby D: A Memoir - Interview with Author Steve Karmen by Jordon Rich - BobbyDarin.net/BobbyDarin.com ''. Bobbydarin.com. Retrieved 2011 - 12 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Steve Karmen - Me and Bobby D. - Book ''. Stagepass.com. Retrieved 2011 - 12 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Jingle Sheet Music Folio Books ''. Classicthemes.com. Retrieved 2011 - 12 - 25. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ Goldmine Price Guide to 45 RPM Records By Tim Neely, Martin Popoff Page 380 Karmen, Steve External links Steve Karmen on IMDb Exxon - Energy For A Strong America at the Wayback Machine ( archived October 26, 2009 ) VIAF : 236338799 LCCN : n88100024 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steve_Karmen&oldid=800263183 '' Categories : 1937 births Living people The Bronx High School of Science alumni Jingle writers Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from December 2011 Webarchive template wayback links Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 12 September 2017, at 12 : 31. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: who wrote the jingle nationwide is on your side
Answer: Steve Karmen