Fats Waller
Sign in to saveAmerican jazz pianist and composer (1904–1943)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1904-05-21
- Died
- 1943-12-15
- Works
- 7
Top works
- The genius of Thomas 'Fats' Waller
- Ain't Misbehaving Vocal Selections PVG
- Thomas "Fats" Waller
- Thomas Fats Waller
- The great solos, 1929-1941
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · New York, New York, U.S
Known for
- The Harlem Nocturne — Fats Waller2018
- Howard — Self (archive footage)2018
- This Joint Is Jumpin': Jazz Musician Fats Waller — Self (archive footage)2008
- The Harlem Renaissance — Self (archive footage)2004
- It's Black Entertainment — Self (archive footage)2002
- The Glass Box — Self (archival footage)1985
- Your Feet's Too Big — Singer1983
- Ain't Misbehavin' — Self (archive footage)1974
- Take It or Leave It — (archive footage) (uncredited)1944
- Stormy Weather — 'Fats' Waller1943
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 412,115
- Total plays
- 3,526,907
Tags
jazzswingpianobluesjazz piano
Fats Waller (Thomas Wright Waller, May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, singer, and comedic entertainer. His greatest success came with "Fats Waller & his Rhythm". Thomas Wright Waller was the youngest of four children, born in New York to Adeline Locket Waller and Reverend Edward Martin Waller. He started playing the piano when he was six and graduated to the organ of his father's church four years later. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Fats+Wa
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,795x
- Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,734x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
· 2016 · cited 5,645x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
· 2015 · cited 4,959x
- Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 3,852x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Thomas Wright Waller , ( 1904-05-21 ) May 21, 1904, New York City, U.S.
- Died
- December 15, 1943 (1943-12-15) (aged 39), Kansas City, Missouri , U.S.
- Occupations
- Jazz pianist organist composer singer
- Years active
- 1918–1943
- Spouses
- Edith Hatch ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1920 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1923 ) Anita Rutherford ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1926 )
- Relatives
- Darren Waller (great-grandson)
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 21 May 1904
- Died
- 15 December 1943
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Kansas City
- Occupation
- bandleader
- Educated at
- DeWitt Clinton High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Fats Waller, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Article
Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, and singer. 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 success in the United States and Europe. His best-known compositions, "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Honeysuckle Rose", were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1984 and 1999, respectively.
Waller copyrighted over 400 songs, many of them co-written with his closest collaborator, Andy Razaf. Razaf described his partner as "the soul of melody... a man who made the piano sing... both big in body and in mind... known for his generosity... a bubbling bundle of joy". It is likely that he composed many more popular songs than he has been credited with. When in financial difficulties, he had a habit of selling songs to other writers and performers who claimed them as their own. He died from pneumonia, aged 39.
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