1904
Fats Waller, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1943)
Fats Waller, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1943)
Fats Waller, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1943)
Fats Waller
American jazz pianist and composer (1904–1943)
- Born
- 1904
Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller 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.