Latest Release
- AUG 18, 2023
- 2 Songs
- The Essential Fats Waller (Remastered) · 1943
- The Essential Fats Waller (Remastered) · 2009
- The Very Best of Fats Waller (Remastered) · 1935
- The Very Best of Fats Waller (Remastered) · 2000
- If You Got to Ask, You Ain't Got It! · 1938
- The Essential Fats Waller (Remastered) · 2014
- If You Got to Ask, You Ain't Got It! · 2006
- If You Got to Ask, You Ain't Got It! · 2006
- The Centennial Collection · 2004
- Ain't Misbehavin · 2014
Albums
- 1999
- 1999
- 1973
Music Videos
Artist Playlists
- The Clown Prince of '20s jazz and Tin Pan Alley.
- Lyrical organ riffs and rowdy piano breaks in a supporting role.
- A powerful pianist who savored the small moments.
Singles & EPs
Compilations
About Fats Waller
Thomas “Fats” Waller is one of the most important figures in pre-WWII American music, a singer/keyboardist/composer whose pioneering path moved through ragtime, stride, swing, Broadway, and more. Born in New York City in 1904, Waller learned piano and organ as a child, playing the latter in a local theater, and studied stride piano with the style’s progenitor, James P. Johnson. His syncretic piano style combined elements of ragtime and stride in a way that laid the path for early jazz and swing. Waller began his recording career in 1922, and before the decade was over, he had written and cut a passel of future standards like “Honeysuckle Rose” and “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” as well as crafting the music for Broadway shows like Hot Chocolates. In the ’30s, Waller became a household name through his radio programs and film appearances. Waller was a man who burned the candle at both ends, and in 1943, in the midst of his travels, he caught pneumonia, passing away at just 39 that December. He left behind a catalog of songs that remain at the bedrock of musical history, such as the ones that powered the ’70s hit Broadway show Ain’t Misbehavin’.
- HOMETOWN
- New York, NY, United States
- BORN
- May 21, 1904
- GENRE
- Jazz