“Schoolhouse Rock,” which ran from 1973-84 before being revived in the 1990s, set math, civics, science and grammar lessons to music.
, the advertising executive and jazz pianist was the last living founding member of “Schoolhouse Rock.”
The children’s series — which ran from 1973-84 before being revived in the 1990s — set math, civics, science and grammar lessons to music. The idea stemmed from a conversation Newall, then a creative director at the McCaffrey & McCall advertising agency, had with agency president in which McCall expressed frustration that his young sons couldn’t multiply, “but they can sing along with Jimi Hendrix and the Rolling Stones.”“Conjunction Junction” is another fan-favorite song from “Schoolhouse Rock.”“I asked Ben, and he said, ‘Oh yeah, my partner, Bob Dorough — he can put anything to music!’” Newall told “He told me Bob had written a song based on the words on the mattress tag that say, ‘Do not remove under penalty of law,’” Newall recalled.
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