It's a rare gift to write even a single line that people remember. I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat - raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens and... (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "THE ...

The man who wrote the Oscar Mayer Wiener song has died, according to a report from the New York Times. Richard D. Trentlage died on Sept. 21 in Libertyville, Illinois. Among the songs he wrote during ...

CHICAGO (AP) – The man who got generations of hot dog lovers humming along to the Oscar Mayer Weiner song has died. An obituary posted online by a northern Illinois funeral home says Richard Trentlage ...

An art song, a piece written to be sung with piano accompaniment and often set to a poem, showcases the emotion and melody of a national or folk tradition in an intimate and refined setting. The ...

In 1962, Richard Trentlage recorded an advertising jingle in his living room that began "I wish I were an Oscar Mayer Weiner..." He was no... Richard Trentlage, Oscar Mayer Weiner Song Writer, Dies At ...