1984 The jingle was written in 1984 by Leslie Pearl, a Pennsylvania-born singer-songwriter who had a semi-hit two years earlier with her song "If The Love Fits Wear It." That song made it to #28 on the Billboard Hot 100, and to #7 on the Adult-Contemporary chart.

History. The precursor of the Folger Coffee Company was founded in 1850 in San Francisco, California, as the Pioneer Steam Coffee and Spice Mills. The founding owner, William H. Bovee, saw an opportunity to produce roasted and ground coffee ready for brewing.

The jingle represented a breakthrough for songwriter Leslie Pearl. (The lyrics came from two other writers.) Born in 1952, Pearl wrote hits for the likes of Johnny Mathis and Kenny Rogers before turning to jingles in the early 1980s.

Instead of using a new spokesperson, we created the slogan, "The Best Part of Wakin' Up Is Folgers in Your Cup®". The jingle went on to become one of the most recognizable pieces of advertising in American culture.

Folger m (strong, genitive Folgers, plural Folger, feminine Folgerin) agent noun of folgen; follower.

In the 1850s, company founder James Folger traveled from Massachusetts to California. He hoped to get rich from gold mining but instead partnered with a coffee roaster. By the end of the Civil War, Folger had taken over the company and renamed it J.A. Folger & Co.

And on Friday, ownership of all future royalties for the song were auctioned off. The winner - a man named Josh C., who paid $90,500 to come out on top of the auction - will earn lifetime royalties any time the jingle is used in an advertisement on TV, radio, the Internet, or anywhere else.

25 Coffee Quotes to Fuel Your Fire

• "Coffee is a hug in a mug." -
• "Coffee is a language in itself." -
• "Coffee is the best thing to douse the sunrise with." -
• "I have measured out my life with coffee spoons." -
• "Life's too short to drink bad coffee." -
• "Behind every successful person is a substantial amount of coffee." -

While it is not a low-acid coffee, Folgers Simply Smooth is specially blended and carefully roasted to reduce certain irritants associated with stomach discomfort.

Virginia Christine Virginia Christine (born Virginia Christine Ricketts; March 5, 1920 – July 24, 1996) was an American stage, radio, film, television, and voice actress.

And on Friday, ownership of all future royalties for the song were auctioned off. The winner - a man named Josh C., who paid $90,500 to come out on top of the auction - will earn lifetime royalties any time the jingle is used in an advertisement on TV, radio, the Internet, or anywhere else.

However, if one entity has the best claim to the first jingle it's General Mills, who aired the world's first singing commercial. The seminal radio bite, entitled “Have You Tried Wheaties?”, was first released on the Christmas Eve of 1926.