Will Friedwald

Will Friedwald
Born	1961 (age 55–56) United States
Occupation	Writer, journalist, music critic

Will Friedwald (born 1961) is an American author and music critic. He has written for such newspapers as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Village Voice, Newsday, The New York Observer, and The New York Sun, and for such magazines as Entertainment Weekly, Oxford American, New York, Mojo, BBC Music Magazine, Stereo Review and Fi(Delity).

His books include Jazz Singing: America's Great Voices from Bessie Smith to Bebop and Beyond, Sinatra! The Song is You: A Singer's Art,Stardust Melodies: the Biography of Twelve of America's Most Popular Songs, Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: An Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons and A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers.

His Sinatra bio was awarded the 1996 ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for Excellence in Music Criticism.

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