Composer
Paul Severson
American music arranger
1929–2007
89 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1929
- Died
- 2007
- Birthplace
- United States
- Place of death
- Cedaredge
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Paul Severson (August 18, 1928 – May 20, 2007 ) was an American music arranger and composer who wrote some of the most recognizable commercial music of our time. While he may be best known for the Doublemint gum jingle and compositions for Marlboro, Ford, McDonald's, Kellogg's, KFC & Chicken of the Sea, his jazz work in "The Cry of Jazz" is preserved in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry and his Hal Leonard arrangements of Dixieland titles are played by people worldwide. During his long career he received 15 Clio Awards. Severson has been called "one of the most famous arrangers/composers you've never heard of".
Biography excerpt from Wikipedia contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Formatting and reference markers have been removed; the introduction may be shortened. View contributors and article history.
Life and musical career
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Clarinet, Guitar, percussion, Tenor Saxophone, Trombone
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue page 1 of 2
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Leaf Rag | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Baby, Won't You Please Come Home | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Who's Sorry Now | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| I Want a Girl | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| 'Way Down Yonder In New Orleans | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| I Can't Give You Anything But Love | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Somebody Stole My Gal | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Woodchopper's Ball | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Mercy, Mercy, Mercy | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| September Song | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Oh! You Beautiful Doll | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| My Melancholy Baby | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| The Birth Of The Blues | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Baby Face | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Sugar | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Limehouse Blues | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| The Sidewalks of New York | See work details |
3 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Groovin' High | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Ain't Misbehavin' | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Flashdance...What a Feeling | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Put Your Arms Around Me | See work details |
3 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| The Peanut Vendor | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Red Clay | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| High Society | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Livery Stable Blues | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| The Preacher | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Sugar Foot Stomp | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Watch What Happens | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Indiana | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| The Jazz-Me Blues | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Cabaret | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Ballin' the Jack | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Original Dixieland One-step | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Muskrat Ramble | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| When My Sugar Walks Down The Street | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Shine On, Harvest Moon | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Battle Hymn Of The Republic | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Mame | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Honeysuckle Rose | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Everybody Loves My Baby | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| The Sheik Of Araby | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Chinatown, My Chinatown | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Mississippi Mud | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year.