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      • While traveling cross-country following performances on the West Coast, Thomas Wright “Fats” Waller died of pneumonia in Kansas City, Missouri’s Union Station train depot on December 15, 1943 at the age of 39.
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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fats_WallerFats Waller - Wikipedia

    Fats Waller. 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 critical and commercial ...

  4. www.britannica.com › biography › Fats-WallerFats Waller | Biography, Songs, & Facts | Britannica

    May 17, 2024 · Fats Waller (born May 21, 1904, New York City, New York, U.S.—died December 15, 1943, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.) was an American pianist and composer who was one of the few outstanding jazz musicians to win wide commercial fame, though this was achieved at a cost of obscuring his purely musical ability under a cloak of broad comedy.

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  6. www.thecurrent.org › feature › 2024/05/21May 21 in Music History: Remembering Fats Waller

    May 18, 2024 · His innovative playing set the stage for modern jazz piano, and he wrote hundreds of songs, including “Aint’ Misbehavin’” and “Honeysuckle Rose.” Both of those songs were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. At the age of 39, Waller contracted pneumonia and died in Kansas City, Missouri, on Dec. 15, 1943. Also, Today In:

  7. www.thevintagenews.com › 2021/09/29 › al-capone-fatsFats Waller Was Kidnapped to Play Al Capone’s Birthday

    Sep 29, 2021 · There are few musicians who can say they performed for a mob boss and even fewer who’ve been kidnapped and forced to do so. That’s exactly what happened to Fats Waller. He was abducted at gunpoint and forced to play at the birthday party for an especially famous mobster: Al Capone.

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  8. facts.net › history › people15 Facts About Fats Waller - Facts.net

    May 19, 2024 · 6. When did Fats Waller pass away? Fats Waller passed away on December 15, 1943, at the age of 39. 7. Can I still listen to Fats Waller’s music today? Absolutely! Fats Waller’s music is still widely available today. You can find his recordings on various streaming platforms or purchase his albums in both physical and digital formats.

  9. playback.fm › trivia › fats-waller-al-caponeAl Capone & Fats Waller: The Kidnapping Story - Playback.fm

    Well, that’s exactly what happened to 21-year-old Fats Waller in 1926. After leaving a performance in Chicago, the henchmen of famed mobster Al Capone held up Fats at gunpoint outside of the venue. They demanded he enters their limo. The henchman then took Fats Waller to an exclusive club in East Cicero where a birthday party was being held.

  10. riverheadlocal.com › 2021/08/15 › the-genius-of-fatsThe genius of ‘Fats’ Waller never grows old - RiverheadLOCAL

    Aug 15, 2021 · Fats Waller was but 21 years old, just making a name for himself in the entertainment world. He had finished a performance, and had just left the venue. What happened next has been disputed by some, but sworn to by his biographers as well as his own son.