After growing up poor in Ohio, Marx began touring with big bands as a young woman. She sought out vocal coach and songwriter Dick Marx to help improve her technique, and the two later married. They became a partnership, as he wrote some of the most memorable commercial jingles of the day and she sang them. Her voice can be heard on the Chicken of the Sea jingle: “Ask any mermaid you happen to see, what’s the best tuna? Chicken of the Sea!” She also sang jingles for products including Doublemint Gum and Quasar. Marx also sang backup vocals on some of her son’s songs, including the 1991 track “Streets of Pain.”
Tributes to Ruth Marx
Rest now, sweet beautiful Mama. What we had between us was the most unique and extraordinary bond I’ve ever known. I…
The woman who raised the man of my dreams & the love of my life. Sweet, beautiful Ruth. The best mother in law anyone could ever ask for. #RIP#Goddess I’ll always love her & she’ll never be forgotten. https://t.co/x1CjNO5SU8
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