Buck Warnick

Henry Clay Warnick, Jr., also known as Buck Warnick, Clay Warnick, and H. Clay Warnick, (born, December 14, 1915, Tacoma, Washington — died February 8, 1995, West Orange, New Jersey) He had an active career on Broadway from 1942 through 1963, and was also a prolific composer of jingles for advertisements on radio and television with the Young and Rubicam (Y & R) agency. His undergraduate education was from Colgate University where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Delta Epsilon. He was musical director of Your Show of Shows from 1950 through 1954. He also served as musical director or arranger for numerous television programs including Caesar’s Hour, The United States Steel Hour, and Your Hit Parade. With Y & R, Warnick produced music for more than 10,000 spots on radio and television. Some of his more famous jingles include “The Dogs Kids Love to Bite” for Armour Hot Dogs. and “Should a gentleman offer a tiparillo to a lady?” for Tiparillo Cigars. The latter song won Warnick a Clio Award in 1974. His best known song is “Number One To The Sun” which he composed for Eastern Airlines. That song was performed and recorded by the New York Philharmonic. References External links *Bu