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1. www.allmusic.com › album › genius-of-jazz-fatsGenius of Jazz - Fats Waller - Fats Waller | A... | AllMusic

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   Genius of Jazz - Fats Waller by Fats Waller released in 2005. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fats_WallerFats Waller - Wikipedia

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   Darren Waller (great-grandson) Thomas Wright " Fats " Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, and singer. [1] His innovations in the Harlem stride style laid much of the basis for modern jazz piano. A widely popular star in the jazz and swing eras, he toured internationally, achieving ...

4. www.npr.org › 02 › 6181057The Genius of Fats Waller : NPR

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   Oct 2, 2006 · October 2, 20069:00 AM ET. Heard on News & Notes. By. Karen Grigsby Bates. Listen. If You Got to Ask, You Ain't Got It is Sony Legacy's new 3-CD set of jazz-great Fats Waller's best...

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   What is Fats Waller known for?

   • Fats Waller: Thomas Wright “Fats” Waller is known for laying the framework for modern jazz piano in the Harlem movement. He is one of the best jazz pianists and one of the leaders of the Harlem Era. He was very successful in the United States and Europe. He is known for the songs “Ain’t Misbehavin’” and “HoneySuckle Rose.”

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   Was Fats Waller the first jazz organist?

   • The lovely "Night Wind" was Waller's recording debut on the Hammond organ, an instrument he pioneered after making a number of jazz pipe organ recordings between the years 1926 and 1929. He was in fact the very first jazz organist. This part of the Fats Waller chronology just happens to contain some of the greatest records he ever made.

   1934-1935 - Fats Waller | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic

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   Who played Fats Waller in stormy weather?

   • Waller with Lena Horne, his co-star in the 1943 musical Stormy Weather . A comic showman who delighted crowds with his playful stage antics, Fats Waller was the beloved "clown prince" of jazz during a golden era of the genre, leading up to World War II.

   Fats Waller's Playful Jazz Piano Legacy : NPR

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   How old was Fats Waller when he died?

   • (Soundbite of song, “Thou Swell”) BATES: Waller died in 1943 on an eastbound train. He'd caught pneumonia while performing in Hollywood and the medicine that would have saved him today wasn't widely available then. He was 39 years old. Since then there's been lots of argument as to who, if anybody, is the next Fats Waller.

   The Genius of Fats Waller : NPR

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6. genius.com › albums › Fats-wallerGiants Of Jazz: Fats Waller (Time Life) - Genius

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   Released 1980. Giants Of Jazz: Fats Waller (Time Life) Tracklist. Yellow Dog Blues Lyrics. Mean Old Bedbug Blues (Ft. Billy Banks (Jazz)) Lyrics. About “Giants Of Jazz: Fats...

7. www.kennedy-center.org › artists › waller-fatsFats Waller Jazz Pianist, Vocalist, Composer - The Kennedy Center

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   Born and raised in Harlem, Thomas Wright “Fats” Waller worked as a delivery boy for a delicatessen run by brothers Connie and George Immerman. The pair later opened Connie’s Inn, a Harlem nightclub that brought the all-Black musical revue “Hot Chocolates”—and its talented composer, Fats Waller—to audiences before it moved on to Broadway.

8. www.biography.com › musicians › fats-wallerFats Waller - Songs, Death & Ain't Misbehavin - Biography

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Pianist Fats Waller was influenced as a teenager by jazz great James P. Johnson. He proved a gifted piano player and songwriter, delivering such jazz standards as "Ain't Misbehavin'." In...

9. www.npr.org › 2006/09/28 › 6156065Fats Waller's Playful Jazz Piano Legacy : NPR

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   Sep 28, 2006 · A comic showman who delighted crowds with his playful stage antics, Fats Waller was the beloved "clown prince" of jazz during a golden era of the genre, leading up to World War II. Yet...