{"id":55312,"date":"2021-11-19T10:11:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T04:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/dave-frishberg-jazz-songwriter-behind-im-just-a-bill-on-schoolhouse-rock-dies-at-88\/"},"modified":"2021-11-19T10:11:58","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T04:41:58","slug":"dave-frishberg-jazz-songwriter-behind-im-just-a-bill-on-schoolhouse-rock-dies-at-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/dave-frishberg-jazz-songwriter-behind-im-just-a-bill-on-schoolhouse-rock-dies-at-88\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Frishberg, Jazz Songwriter Behind ‘I’m Just a Bill’ on ‘Schoolhouse Rock,’ Dies at 88"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dave Frishberg, a prolific, comedic jazz songwriter whose work stretched more than 5 decades, died Wednesday in Portland, Oregon following an illness. He was 88; his wife confirmed his death to the New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Though Frishberg worked prominently with several major artists over his long career, he is perhaps best known for his contribution to the 1970\u2019s Saturday morning cartoon \u201cSchoolhouse Rock,\u201d the memorable song \u201cI\u2019m Just a Bill.\u201d<\/p>\n

Born in 1933 in St. Paul, Minnesota, Frishberg learned to play Jazz and other forms of popular music from a young age; after graduating from the University of Minnesota with a journalism degree, he served in the Air Force for two years, after which he moved to New York City to pursue a music career.<\/p>\n

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He made a name for himself through his humorous compositions often referencing or satirizing popular culture and current events, and moved to Los Angeles in 1971 where he began working as a session musician and film and TV composer. This led eventually to his work on \u201cSchoolhouse Rock,\u201d and \u201cI\u2019m Just a Bill,\u201d which remains perhaps the best known song from the show\u2019s 1973-1983 run, having been parodied by \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d and \u201cSaturday Night Live.\u201d<\/p>\n

He was also nominated for the Best Jazz Vocals Grammy award 4 times.<\/p>\n

Frishberg moved to Portland, Oregon in 1986 and remained there until his death, continuing to record and perform well into the 2010s.<\/p>\n

For those who never saw the show during it\u2019s run, here\u2019s \u201cI\u2019m Just a Bill.\u201d<\/p>\n

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