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- Name: Thomas Wright Waller
- Born: May 21, 1904
- Died: December 15, 1943
- Genre: Jazz
- Origin: New York City
- Active: 1922 - 1943
- Labels: RCA Victor, EMI
- 1970 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee
- 1993 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
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Career
After playing rent parties and clubs in his late teens, Fats Waller began recording for Victor Records (later RCA Victor) in 1926. His early compositions, "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Honeysuckle Rose," became standards. Both songs were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1984 and 1999 respectively.Despite his premature death from pneumonia in 1943, Waller is considered to be one of the greatest jazz entertainers of all time.Allmusic: Fats Waller Biography His stride style of piano playing influenced many other artists, including Count Basie and Thelonious Monk.
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Notable Compositions
- 1919 - "Squeeze Me"
- 1929 - "Ain't Misbehavin'"
- 1929 - "Honeysuckle Rose"
- 1942 - "Jitterbug Waltz"
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Fats Waller Questions
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Your face is like a red red rose..shame about your ears and toes. By the way have you seen -Youtube: -Your feets too big- Fats Waller?
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@DatGurlAri87 lol shut that shit up fats waller lol
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listening to "Fats Waller - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself a Letter" ♫ http://blip.fm/~kolse
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Check this video out -- Fats Waller - Reefer Song (Legendary Jazz Piano Artist) http://youtu.be/TRDeAGScjV4 (Part of my Armstrong Soundtrack
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