MOUNT BETHEL, Pa. -- A musician whose songs helped teach children on ABC’s "Schoolhouse Rock" has died.

Bob Dorough, 94, died of natural causes Monday at a his home in Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania, according to his son, Chris. 

According to his biography, the jazz musician "set the multiplication tables to music" as musical director for the educational cartoon series between 1973 and 1985. His songs also included popular tunes like "Conjunction Junction" and "The Shot Heard 'Round the World." The show was revived from 1993 to 1999.

He also wrote the song “Devil May Care,” which jazz great Miles Davis recorded as an instrumental.

Dorough was born in Arkansas and raised in Texas. He headed to New York City after graduating from the University of North Texas in 1949. He eventually settled in Pennsylvania.

A funeral is tentatively scheduled for Monday in Mount Bethel.