The biggest revelation from yesterday's City Counil hearing on the noise ban was that even Mr. Softee owner James Conway Jr. thinks the Mr. Softee song is annoying! He told the City Council, "I have ...

LOWELL – For 25 years, Vincent Comtois was known as Mr. Softee to kids growing up in Centralville and Pawtucketville. His ice cream truck criss-crossed the streets of the two neighborhoods, from 1961 ...

You might not know Les Waas but you likely know the tune he created that elicits memories of summertime and, of course, ice cream. Waas, a Philadelphia-based adman, created the chiming jingle that ...

We all scream for ice cream, but some New Yorkers are screaming mad over Mister Softee and its iconic jingle. Nearly 1,300 complaints were filed with the city over the past 12 months about having to ...

Jul. 26—WILKES-BARRE — On a recent drive through the homeland — Plymouth, Pa. — I turned down Gaylord Avenue, and halfway down, I saw it — a Mister Softee truck. The familiar music of my childhood was ...

Mister Softee is playing hardball. Owners of the iconic ice cream truck franchise want to put the freeze on three rogue operators — two in Queens and one in the Bronx — for ripping off its signature ...

When the Mister Softee truck rolls slowly through neighborhoods playing that familiar tune, children of all ages suddenly feel a need to eat ice cream. But with onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ...

Kooky commercial jingles. A jangly Oasis-style guitar lick. Intentionally mediocre marching band melodies. It’s all just another day at the office for a music supervisor who specializes in comedy. “I ...

Today, the City Council is holding a hearing on the proposed changes to the noise code. From noisy clubs to barking dogs, from construction sites to Mr. Softee, the police would be empowered to give ...