PORTLAND, Ore. — Dave Frishberg, a jazz songwriter and musician who reached his widest audience as a contributor to the Saturday morning animated television show, “Schoolhouse Rock!” died Wednesday.

The musician behind the famous Schoolhouse Rock! song “I’m Just a Bill,” Dave Frishberg, died Wednesday at the age of 88. The Grammy-nominated jazz musician’s wife, April Magnusson, confirmed his ...

Dave Frishberg, a Grammy-nominated jazz songwriter, singer and pianist who wrote the Schoolhouse Rock song “I’m Just a Bill,” died Wednesday, according to a post on his Facebook page. He was 88. His ...

“Schoolhouse Rock” premiered on television 50 years ago. The series taught a generation about math, grammar, history and civics, including how a bill becomes a law. The three-minute animated songs ...

The middle school students then ran through an energetic production of the musical, which is based on the 1970s short ...

It was a Saturday morning staple. Thanks to “Schoolhouse Rock!” we grew up learning how a bill becomes a law from Bill himself, counting and multiplying by fives and how conjunctions function. Now the ...