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- NAME: Fats Waller
- OCCUPATION: Songwriter, Pianist, Singer
- BIRTH DATE: May 21, 1904
- DEATH DATE: December 15, 1943
- PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York
- PLACE OF DEATH: Kansas City, Missouri
- Originally: Thomas Wright Waller
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American pianist and composer Fats Waller was one of the few outstanding jazz musicians to win wide commercial fame.
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Born May 21, 1904, in New York City, Fats Waller became a professional pianist at 15, working in cabarets and theatres, and soon became deeply influenced by James P. Johnson, the founder of the stride school of jazz piano. By the late 1920s he was also an established songwriter whose work often appeared in Broadway revues. From 1934 on he made hundreds of recordings with his own small band.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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View groupJazz vocalists have made immeasurable contributions to the American songbook. Not only was Louis Armstrong renowned for his innovations as a trumpet soloist, but he also had a distinctive, gravelly voice that incorporated swing and humor. A host of other jazz singers enjoyed great popularity in the mid-20th century, including Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Lena Horne and Nina Simone. Several established careers in film and television as well. Contemporary artists like Harry Connick Jr. and Diana Krall continue to carry the musical baton.
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