Editing Andy Razaf (section)

{{Short description|American lyricist, composer, poet and vocalist (1895–1973)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name        = Andy Razaf
| image       = Andy Razaf, 1954.jpg
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| caption     =Razaf in 1954
| birth_name  = Andriamanantena Paul Razafinkarefo
| alias       =
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1895|12|16|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
| origin      =
| death_date  = {{death date and age|1973|2|3|1895|12|16}}
| death_place = [[North Hollywood, California]], U.S.
| occupation  = Lyricist, composer, poet and vocalist
}}

'''Andy Razaf''' (born '''Andriamanantena Paul Razafinkarefo'''; December 16, 1895 – February 3, 1973)<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|pages=2050/1}}</ref> was the American lyricist of such well-known songs as "[[Ain't Misbehavin' (song)|Ain't Misbehavin']]" and "[[Honeysuckle Rose (song)|Honeysuckle Rose]]". He was also a composer, poet and vocalist.