12 Facts About Dave Frishberg

David Lee Frishberg was an American jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, and lyricist.

Dave Frishberg's songs have been performed by Blossom Dearie, Rosemary Clooney, Shirley Horn, Anita O'Day, Michael Feinstein, Irene Kral, Diana Krall, Rebecca Kilgore, Stacey Kent, Bette Midler, John Pizzarelli, Jessica Molaskey, and Mel Torme.

David Lee Dave Frishberg was born on March 23,1933, in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Dave Frishberg resisted learning classical piano as a boy, developing an interest in blues and boogie-woogie by listening to recordings by Pete Johnson and Jay McShann.

In 1957, Dave Frishberg moved to New York City, where he played solo piano at the Duplex in Greenwich Village.

Dave Frishberg first became known for his work with Carmen McRae, Ben Webster, Gene Krupa, Bud Freeman, Eddie Condon, Al Cohn, and Zoot Sims.

In 1971, Dave Frishberg moved to Los Angeles where he worked as a studio musician, and where he recorded his first albums.

Dave Frishberg cited songwriter Frank Loesser as an influence, and has said that Loesser's "Baby, It's Cold Outside", along with Willie Nelson's "Crazy", are songs he wished he had written.

Dave Frishberg was nominated 4 times for Grammy awards for Best Jazz Vocals.

Dave Frishberg was the co-recipient of the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song in 1981, having written the lyric to "Baby Talk" from the Burt Reynolds comedy film Paternity.

Dave Frishberg was a longtime baseball fan, and had been a member of the Society for American Baseball Research since 1984.

Dave Frishberg died on November 17,2021, in Portland, Oregon, at the age of 88.