A young generation befuddled by math began to learn the multiplication tables by singing “Three is a Magic Number.” That song, by Bob Dorough, first ran on children’s shows as a three-minute animation ...

If you grew up in the 1970s and '80s, there's a good chance you learned at least some of your multiplication tables while you were watching Saturday morning cartoons on ABC. "Schoolhouse Rock!" ...

Bob Dorough, the jazz musician who wrote many of the best-loved Schoolhouse Rock songs, has died at age 94. He wrote all of the Multiplication Rock series (including "Three is a Magic Number," ...