Good Humor was made aware of its jingle's racist origins and contacted Wu-Tang Clan's RZA to create a new song for ice cream trucks.

This invites so many questions. Was there one main manufacturer of ice cream trucks? Was the jingle an accessory sold by an ice cream truck accessory company? Was it provided by the supplier?

It would be the perfect song to get people's attention when an ice cream truck drove by, according to the Hustle. And from there, an institution was born.

As soon as the ice cream truck pulled out of the Gelinas family’s Pembroke driveway, the vehicle’s candy jingle echoing down the street, a group of boys slowed their bikes and waved down the ...

It's part of our summer soundtrack: Ice cream trucks rolling through suburban streets. But are these staples of Americana still around?