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Fats Waller

Fats Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an African-American jazz pianist, organist, composer and comedic entertainer. He was born Thomas Wright Waller in New York City. Waller studied classical piano and organ before apprenticing himself to legendary Harlem stride pianist James P. Johnson. Johnson introduced Waller to the world of rent parties (a party with a piano player, designed to help pay the rent by charging the guests), and soon he developed a performing career. He was an excellent pianist--now usually considered one of the very best who ever played in the stride style--but his songwriting and his lovable, roguish stage personality ("One never knows, do one?") overshadowed his playing. Before his solo career, he played with many performers, from Erskine Tate to Bessie Smith, but his greatest success came with his own five- or six-piece combo, "Fats Waller and his Rhythm". Among his songs are "Squeeze Me" 1919, "Ain''t Misbehavin''" 1929, "Blue Tur

		Handful of Keys Thomas Fats Waller is one of the enduringly popular figure in American music. He was the last ... more .. Proper Records Label Catalog No: PRO71 On Sale $29.95
		Ain''t Misbehavin "...he was such a unique and creative pianist that his inimitable style permeates every ... more .. Biograph Records Label Catalog No: BCD104 On Sale $14.95
		Low Down Papa Most of the 13 Waller piano rolls on this CD represent the typical trifling-papa/angry-mama ... more .. Biograph Records Label Catalog No: BIO114 On Sale $15.95
		Ain''t Misbehavin This CD anthology contains a fair cross-section of the best of Fats Waller. Fats's dextrous ... more .. Living Era Label Catalog No: AJA5174 On Sale $14.95
		A Handful of Keys A HANDFUL OF KEYS features previously unreleased live radio transcriptions originally ... more .. Buddha Records Label Catalog No: BUD99603 On Sale $14.95
		Greatest Hits Coming from one of the first American performers to cross all lines, the joyous energy and ... more .. Rca Victor Label Catalog No: RCA68495 On Sale $9.95
		The Very Best of more .. R C a Bluebird Records Label Catalog No: BMG63731 On Sale $11.95
		The Complete Associated Transcription Sessions 1935-1939 The performances in this album are unique in the annals of Fats because they combine two of ... more .. Jazz Unlimited Label Catalog No: JU2076 On Sale $29.95
		A Handful of Keys: 1922-1935 Today Thomas "Fats" Waller is best known as a comic personality from the 1930s who ... more .. Jazz Legends Label Catalog No: JAZ1011 On Sale $14.95
		Honeysuckle Rose In these classic jazz piano tracks the left hand was firm and generated irrepressible swing ... more .. Living Era Label Catalog No: AJA298 On Sale $24.95

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