Schoolhouse Rock! songwriter and musician Dave Frishberg has died at 88 … had penned the iconic song I’m Just a Bill
Schoolhouse Rock! songwriter and musician Dave Frishberg, who wrote the iconic song I’m Just a Bill, died at 88 Wednesday in Portland, Oregon.
The jazz musician’s wife April Magnusson confirmed Frishberg’s passing to The New York Times on Thursday.
Frishberg had his first song published in 1962, titled Peel Me a Grape, and worked with Gene Kelly on The Funny Side, a variety show on NBC, in 1971 after he had relocated to Los Angeles.
The latest: Schoolhouse Rock! songwriter and musician Dave Frishberg, who wrote the iconic song I’m Just a Bill, died at 88 Wednesday in Portland, Oregon. He was snapped in 1998 in San Francisco
In his work on Schoolhouse Rock! for ABC, I’m Just a Bill debuted in the program’s third season, which described the country’s legislative process. The song was sung by Jack Sheldon, a trumpeter.
In the wake of his Schoolhouse Rock! work, he put out albums The Dave Frishberg Songbook, Volume No. 1, which was nominated for a Grammy in 1982.
He was also nominated for Grammys for the second volume of the album, as well as Live at Vine Street in 1985 and Can’t Take You Nowhere in 1987.
Frishberg is survived by Magnusson, his wife of more than two decades, and his sons.
The jazz musician’s wife April Magnusson confirmed Frishberg’s passing to The New York Times on Thursday. He was seen playing in his native Portland in 2009
In his work on Schoolhouse Rock! for ABC, I’m Just a Bill debuted in the program’s third season, which described the country’s legislative process
The catchy song was sung by Jack Sheldon, a trumpeter