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# Art Ehrens, Washington’s jingle maestro, dies at 76
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/art-ehrens-washingtons-jingle-maestro-dies-at-76/
- Published: 2022-04-27T14:30:43.000Z
- Updated: 2022-04-28T19:45:00.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Advertising, #wp-top-right-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:52

**Art Ehrens never had a song on the Billboard charts, writes John Kelly in The Washington Post**, but if you grew up in Washington, “the music he wrote plays in the Top 40 of your head.

*Ooh, ooh Jerry’s.*

*Ourisman Dodge. You can depend on Ourisman Dodge. Great name, great cars.*

*We’re good to your car so your car will be good to you … Jiffy Lube.*

“Art wrote jingles, those brief snatches of song designed to plant an earworm and create a customer. He died in his Bethesda home April 16 at age 76\. Among his survivors are his wife, **Jayne**, and children, **Jon** and **Emily**.

“Jon posted a collection of jingles from his father’s 40-year stint in the advertising world on the music site Bandcamp: [artehrens.bandcamp.com](http://artehrens.bandcamp.com/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com). The dozens of jingles represent the marketplace in music: Erol’s, Giant, Marlo, Tysons Ford, Thompson Creek Window Company, Next Day Blinds, Joanne’s Bed and Back, Spa Lady ….”

In 2016, [he told author **Mike Shaw** that jingle writing came easily](https://mikeshawnow.com/art-ehrens-songwriter-producer-film-director-guitarist/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com). He said: “I always thought of them as adult nursery rhymes — keep them simple, memorable, and if it sticks in people’s heads, they’ll buy the product.

Ehrens had a 50-year career in advertising and his firms included Words & Company, Ehrens Motion and Music, and EMM Creative.

More [here](https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/04/26/jingle-writer-art-ehrens/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com).