Fats Waller (May 21, 1904 - December 15, 1943) born Thomas Wright Waller was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer and comedic entertainer. He was the youngest of four children born to Adaline Locket Waller, wife of the Reverend Edward Martin Waller.
Fats Waller started playing the piano when he was six and graduated to the organ of his father's church four years later. At the age of fourteen he was playing the organ at Harlem's Lincoln Th...
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Date of birth:
- May 21, 1904
Date of death:
- Dec 15, 1943 (age 39 years)
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- Thomas Wright Waller,
- Waller Fats,
- Thomas 'Fats' Walter,
- Thomas "Fats" Waller
