Education
Box studied composition at the College of Music in the 1950s and earned a Bachelor of Music Degree in June 1951. and continued post-graduate studies in composition through the early 1950s. One of his composition teachers was Violet Archer, resident composer. He was classmates with undergraduate student composer Larry Austin, Eloy Fominaya and graduate students Robert Gauldin and Clifford Shipp.
Before studying at North Texas, Box spent his first two years of college (1948-1949 & 1949-1950) at Southwestern University.
Career
1974 — Benji "I Feel Love" 1976 — Hawmps! 1977 — Charge of the Model T"s 1978 — Foreign the Love of Benji 1978 — Benji"s Very Own Christmas Story "Multiplicity" ("I Am What People Think of Maine") 1979 — The Double McGuffin 1980 — Oh Heavenly Dog 1987 — Benji the Hunted College and continued post-graduate studies in composition through the early 1950s. Post college Box played trumpet in the United States Marine Band. Produced music (composed, arranged, recorded, conducted) for major radio markets in the North America, London, Luxembourg, and Australia.
He composed film music for Braniff International Airways, Doctor Pepper, Buick, the United States Navy, Haggar Slacks, Zale Corporation, Texas Instruments, Ling-Temco-Vought Aerospace, and Bell Helicopter.
Family Box married Betty Ruth McCrary and had three children: Joni Kay Box (born 1953, Dallas), Terry Joe Box (born 1950, Denton, Texas), Alan Lee Box (born 1951, Denton). "Frito Twist/How To Twist" — advertising promotion for Frito-Lay.
"Frito Twist/How to Twist" was recorded in Dallas, Texas, by the PAMS Jingle Studio. "Frito Twist/How to Twist," Fritos promo 45rpm (1962) "My Home Town" jingle on YouTube produced by PAMS, composed by Euel Box, et. al.
