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Born: May 21, 1904 in New York, NY
Years Active: 20 's, 30 's, 40 's
Died: December 15, 1943 in Kansas City, MO
Genre: Jazz

Biography:
Not only was Fats Waller one of the greatest pianists jazz has ever known, he was also one of its most exuberantly funny entertainers -- and as so often happens, one facet tends to obscure the other. His extraordinarily light and flexible touch belied his ample physical girth; he could swing as hard as any pianist alive or dead in his classic James... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
1954 Amazing Mr. Waller, Vol. 2: Jiving with Fats Waller
1954 Amazing Mr. Waller, Vol. 1
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Filmography:
2008 Fats Waller: This Joint Is Jumpin'
2007 Soundies: A Musical History
2007 Jumpin' and Jivin', Vol. 1
1998 Music Classics, Vol. 9
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Member Of: The Chocolate Dandies More >> Similar Artists: Barbara Sutton Curtis Jess Stacy Pete Johnson Meade "Lux" Lewis Art Hodes More >>

Influenced By: James P. Johnson Willie "The Lion" Smith Luckey Roberts Jack the Bear Pinetop Perkins More >> Followers: Barbara Sutton Curtis Don Ewell Ralph Sutton Speckled Red Roosevelt Sykes More >>

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