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Andy Razaf

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American poet, composer, lyricist and occasional singer (born December 16, 1895, Washington, D.C., USA - died February 3, 1973, North Hollywood, California, USA).

He began writing songs for nightclub revues in the 1910's, in the 1920's he collaborated with several composers including Eubie Blake and Fats Waller.
Some of his Tin Pan Alley hits include "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Honeysuckle Rose"
He also collaborated on the Broadway scores for "Keep Shufflin’", "Hot Chocolates" and "Blackbirds of 1930".

Inducted into the Songwriter's Hall Of Fame in 1972.




Andy Razaf aurait pu naître sur la terre malgache, mais… le 16 décembre 1895, il voit le jour à Washington, États-Unis.

L’histoire commence par celle de Jennie Maria Waller — une vie, un roman —, née en 1880 aux États-Unis, fille de John Lewis Waller [1850 – 1907].

Elle arrive avec sa famille à Madagascar en 1891 où son père vient d’être nommé premier consul noir américain, sous le règne de la reine Ranavalona III1.

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