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".
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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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bottom | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Margie | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| S-H-I-N-E | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Just A Closer Walk With Thee | See work details |
3 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| American Patrol | See work details |
3 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| The American Patrol | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Sidewalks Of New York | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Bluesette | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Meditation | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Dixieland Combo Pak #16 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Dixieland Combo Pak 1 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Dixieland Combo Pak 3 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Dixieland Combo Pak 5 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Dixieland Combo Pak 11 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Dixieland Combo Pak 4 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Dixieland Combo Pak 2 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Dixieland Combo Pak 8 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Dixieland Combo Pak 15 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Dixieland Combo Pak 13 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Dixieland Combo Pak 12 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Dixieland Combo Pak 14 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Dixieland Combo Pak 18 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Dixieland Combo Pak 7 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Dixieland Combo Pak 6 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Alabama Jubilee | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Down By The Riverside | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Hello, Dolly! | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| That's A Plenty | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Washington And Lee Swing | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Saint James Infirmary | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Basin Street Blues | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Tin Roof Blues | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Wolverine Blues | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Lazy River | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Royal Garden Blues | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| South | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| When The Saints Go Marching In | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
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