Fats Waller - Wikipedia
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.
Fats Waller | Biography, Songs, & Facts | Britannica
2024年12月16日 · Fats Waller, 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.
Fats Waller - Songs, Death & Ain't Misbehavin - Biography
2014年4月2日 · African American pianist Fats Waller wrote such jazz standards as "Ain't Misbehavin'" and earned fame for his comedic radio performances in the 1930s.
Fats Waller - Encyclopedia.com
2018年5月23日 · While best remembered for his comic songwriting and musical performances, show business legend Fats Waller was a gifted jazz musician whose greatest contribution to music lay in his brilliant stride piano compositions.
Fats Waller Biography – Facts, Childhood, Family Life, …
Fats Waller was a popular American jazz pianist, composer, organist and singer-songwriter, best remembered for his stride piano compositions. Read this biography to know his birthday, childhood, achievements, family life and other fun facts.
Biography of Fats Waller, Jazz Artist - ThoughtCo
2019年8月28日 · Known for hits such as 'Ain't Misbehavin,' Fats Waller combined slapstick comedy with jazz to become one of the most famous jazz artists of his day.
Fats Waller (1904-1943) - Blackpast
2018年2月7日 · Jazz pianist virtuoso, organist, composer and grand entertainer, Thomas Wright “Fats” Waller was born on May 21, 1904 in Harlem, New York.
Thomas Fats Waller - New World Encyclopedia
Fats Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an African-American jazz pianist, organist, composer, and entertainer. Fats Waller is one of the most beloved personalities in American music and one of jazz music’s brightest stars.
Fats Waller - The Kennedy Center
Born and raised in Harlem, Thomas Wright 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.
The 'Harmful Little Armful': The Incomparable Fats Waller
On our Riverwalk Jazz broadcast this week we focus on Fats Waller, the composer. Fats wrote over 500 compositions in his short twenty-year career.