WALLER, FATS

1904–43, American jazz musician, singer, and composer, whose original name was Thomas Wright Waller, b. New York City. Waller began playing the piano as a child, and later studied with Carl Bohm and Leopold Godowsky. He became a protégé of James P. Johnson, who gave him piano lessons and furthered his career. From about 1920, Waller appeared in night-clubs and theaters, and in the 1930s he began recording. Waller's style influenced many jazz pianists. His compositions include Ain't Misbehavin', Black and Blue, Honeysuckle Rose, and London Suite.

See biography by E. Kirkeby (1975); study by P. S. Machlin (1985).

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Essays, Plays and Sundry Verses
Book by Abraham Cowley, A. R. Waller; 1906
Subjects: Drama, Essays, Fiction
...copies read Recourse. 1. 37. Some copies read o would. p. 92, 1. 1. Some copies read She wall. 1. 11. Some copies read fats. 1. 12. 1638 misprints Ball . Weither. 1. 21. 1638 prints 11. 18-27 as one speech, but in the margin of two or three...
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Town, City, and Nation: England, 1850-1914
Book by P. J. Waller; Clarendon Press, 1983
Subjects: Cities And Towns--England--History, England--Social Conditions--19th Century, England--Social Conditions--20th Century, Urbanization--England--History
...and abattoirs were crammed against houses, rivals for scarce space, together with other malodorous trades dealing with animal fats and offals, from glue manufacturers to tripe merchants. The number of cow-sheds and slaughter-houses gradually diminished...
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War in the Twentieth Century
Book by Willard Waller; Dryden Press, 1940
Subjects: Europe--Politics And Government--1918-1945, War, World War, 1914-1918, World War, 1939-1945
cereals, fruits and vegetables, animals and dairy products, oils and fats, textile raw materials -- those very things in which Germany is deficient as well. Czechoslovakia has timber, some iron and...
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The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz
Book by Leonard Feather, Ira Gitler; Oxford University Press, 1999
Subjects: Jazz--Bio-Bibliography, Jazz--Discography
...Jones JT ; S. Noto Unisson . WALLER, FATS THOMAS , pno, org, voc...church deacon, recognized Wallers talent and tried to dir. it...Hot Chocolates 29. In 28, Waller made his first Carnegie Hall...of radio broadcasts, Fats Wallers Rhythm Club, over WLW in Cincinnati...
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A Historical Guide to Langston Hughes
Book by Steven C. Tracy; Oxford University Press, 2004
...5152. Various Artists. Songs for Political Action. Bear Family 15720 JL (10 CDs). Waller, Fats. Fats Waller in London. Disques Swing CDXP 8442. Waller, Fats. A Handful of Keys. Buddha 7446599603-2. Waller, Fats. The Joint Is Jumpin...
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Fearing Fat: a Literature Review of Family Systems Understandings and Treatments of Anorexia and Bulimia
Journal article by Kyle D. Killian; Family Relations, Vol. 43, 1994
Subjects: Anorexia, Bulimia, Families & family life, Social research, Therapy
Fearing Fat: a Literature Review of Family Systems Understandings...intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even though underweight; (3) Body image disturbance, e.g., a person claims to feel fat even when she resembles a concentration camp...
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The Invisibility and Fame of Harry T. Burleigh: Retrospect and Prospect
Journal article by Samuel A. Floyd Jr.; Black Music Research Journal, Vol. 24, 2004
Subjects: Burleigh, Harry T.--Works, Composers--Works
...for example, Paul Machlins Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller: Performances in Transcription, 1927-1943...Greenwood Press. Waller, Thomas Wright ("Fats"). 2001. Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller: Performances in transcription, 1927...
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The RCA Victor Vintage LP Series: Homage to Brad McCuen and a Tribute to Archie Green
Journal article by Norm Cohen; ARSC Journal, Vol. 41, 2010
Subjects: Phonograph records--Marketing, RCA Victor Group--Marketing, RCA Victor Group--Officials and employees, Recording industry--Marketing, Recording industry--Officials and employees, Sound recording industry--Marketing, Sound recording industry--Officials and employees
...would have touched it. Consider Fats Waller. Victor and Riverside between them...reissued some seven LPs of early Waller, so that what remains for a new...in the Vintage series is the small Waller bands of 1934-35 (plus three solo...
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Evidence of Marcus Garvey's Support for Jazz and Blues
Journal article by Ted Vincent; Afro - Americans in New York Life and History, Vol. 15, 1991
...produced by Garveys first wife did have Fats Waller). Money problems appear to have...of the three musicals included Thomas "Fats" Waller, the much recorded blues singers...For Brown Sugar, Amy Ashwood Garvey had Fats Waller leading the pit orchestra. It is...
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Eudora Welty: The Liberal Imagination and Mississippi Politics
Journal article by Suzanne Marrs; The Mississippi Quarterly, 2009
Subjects: Novelists--Works, Powerhouse (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation, Race awareness--Management, Racial attitudes--Management, Welty, Eudora--Works
...African American musician Fats Waller. On May 8, 1940, Eudora...to hear a concert by Waller. At intermission, Welty...story "Powerhouse." Wallers performance had enhanced...great a stretch to link Fats Waller, E. M. Forster, and...
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Resurrecting Fats: New Transcriptions of Fats Waller's Pipe-Organ and Piano Solos Could Ensure That Waller Is Remembered Not Just as an Entertainer but as a Great Composer
Magazine article by Stephen Budiansky; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 283, March 2000
Subjects: Jazz musicians, Waller, Fats
Resurrecting Fats: New Transcriptions of Fats Wallers Pipe-Organ and...Could Ensure That Waller Is Remembered Not...complete set of Wallers recordings on thirty...Jazz Archives CD (Fats Waller Vol. 3: Young...volume, called Fats Waller: Performances in...Transcription, several of Wallers organ works will...
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Resurrecting Fats
Magazine article by Stephen Budiansky; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 285, March 2000
Subjects: Waller, Fats--Biography
Resurrecting Fats. by Stephen Budiansky...transcriptions of Fats Wallers pipe-organ and...could ensure that Waller is remembered not...complete set of Wallers recordings on thirty...Jazz Archives CD (Fats Waller Vol. 3: Young...volume, called Fats Waller:Performances in...Transcription, several of Wallers organ works will...
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Melodic Invention
Magazine article by Stephen Budiansky; Humanities, Vol. 21, July 2000
Subjects: Composers, Entertainers, Jazz, Musicians & conductors, Waller, Thomas Wright (Fats) (1904-43)
...by Stephen Budiansky FATS WALLERS RISE TO FAME as an entertainer...Machine Company invited Waller to its Camden, New...countermelodies, and Wallers rich exploitation of...MUSA volume, called Fats Waller: Performances in Transcription, several of Wallers organ works will be...
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Noteworthy
Magazine article; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 131, August 2002
Subjects: Advertising--Psychological aspects, Blood pressure--Care and treatment, Body art--Psychological aspects, Body decoration--Psychological aspects, Body image--Advertising, Breast feeding--Health aspects, Dietary fat--Health aspects, Eating disorders--Prevention, Intellect--Health aspects, Intelligence--Health aspects, Management--Training, Teenage sexual behavior, Teenagers--Sexual behavior, Time management--Study and teaching, Weight training--Analysis
...TV glamorize unhealthy bodies and attitudes, maintains David Waller, associate professor of psychiatry, The University of Texas...strength and stamina is intensity of the workout. Eating a low-fat snack after classes improves the total nutritional quality of...
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Who Left What Behind: Wills of Famous Blacks; While Some Left Millions, Others Left Nothing but Legal Problems
Magazine article by Roxanne Brown; Ebony, Vol. 44, February 1989
Subjects: African Americans--Finance, Wills--Case studies
...expressions of grief. Edith Waller, widow of Thomas (Fats) Waller, the pianist and composer...had made in his life time. Waller had stipulated that one dollar...with one third of the estate. Wallers will stipulated that two...state senator, known for his fat cigars and luxury cars, did...
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A Jazz Master for All Times; Memories of Fats Waller
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 17, 2004
...All Times; Memories of Fats Waller. Byline: Nat Hentoff...than a few takes. And Fats Waller was the embodiment...fade. In this set, Fats is heard on a church...revelation. Maurice Waller, Fats son and also a...overpowering." So was Fats Wallers enormous generosity of...
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I Don't Know Why I Can't Find Love. There's So Much More to Me Than People Realise! EXCLUSIVE WE TAKE LONELY RIK WALLER ON A DATE AFTER HE ADMITS HE'S BEEN SINGLE FOR 3 YEARS 'Fat Can Be Sexy, as in Barry White' 'I'd like a Girl into Man U & Reptiles' 'I've Got a Lot Up Top. I Want a Challenge'
Newspaper article; The People (London, England), June 25, 2006
...EXCLUSIVE WE TAKE LONELY RIK WALLER ON A DATE AFTER HE ADMITS HES BEEN SINGLE FOR 3 YEARS Fat Can Be Sexy, as in Barry White...take sip of wine, I hear Rik Waller utter the words I have been...when they discover Im THE Rik Waller." I sit back, suddenly feeling...the road with his band Rik Wallers Unfinished Business. "It...
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Fat Danleigh Tipped to Run out of His Skin
Newspaper article; Sunshine Coast Daily (Maroochydore, Australia), September 17, 2011
Fat Danleigh Tipped to Run out of His Skin. HORSE RACING: Chris Waller is willing to experiment with...explosiveness into him,Cyen Waller said. Cpounds sterlingHell...Albert The Fat has joined Wallers team from Paul Messara and...these two horses running,Cyen Waller said. Cpounds sterlingAlbert...
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Letters: Time Fat Cat Lawyers Took Moral Standpoint
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), January 4, 2000
Letters: Time Fat Cat Lawyers Took Moral Standpoint. Sir, - The indecent costs in the...would you please publish tomorrows racing results in todays edition. JOHN WALLER Burton-on-Trent. Letters of note Sir, - What a pleasant surprise...
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Musical Steps off Broadway, onto BU Stage
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 30, 2000
Subjects: Waller, Fats
...songs originally made famous by Fats Waller, a popular jazz artist from...viewers through the life of Waller and recreates some of his real...actresses plan to make the story of Waller come to life, whether or not...night is over, expect to know Wallers life history and his toe...
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Waller, Fats
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WALLER, FATS 1904 43, American jazz musician...original name was Thomas Wright Waller, b. New York City. Waller began playing the piano as...career. From about 1920, Waller appeared in night-clubs and...1930s he began recording. Wallers style influenced many jazz...


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