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Fats Waller

1904 - 1943

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Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fats Waller is the 979th most popular musician (down from 955th in 2019), the 5,115th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,651st in 2019) and the 321st most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Fats Waller ranks 979 out of 3,175. Before him are Abdullah Ibrahim, Marco Di Meco, Juan Luis Guerra, Ron McGovney, Selda Bağcan, and Peter Winter. After him are Zoltán Kocsis, Daevid Allen, Al Foster, Duško Gojković, John Lewis, and Rosalyn Tureck.

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Among people born in 1904, Fats Waller ranks 172. Before him are John Farrow, Ciriaco Errasti, Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici, Andrew Marton, Henry Russell, and Aleksei Kapler. After him are K. L. Saigal, Antonin Magne, Joseph Asajiro Satowaki, Piero Toscani, Vlado Perlemuter, and Terence Fisher. Among people deceased in 1943, Fats Waller ranks 130. Before him are Johan Ludwig Mowinckel, Walther von Hünersdorff, Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin, Anita Augspurg, Tōson Shimazaki, and Bernhard Lichtenberg. After him are Ruth Belville, Aristarkh Lentulov, Curt Haase, W. S. Van Dyke, Elise Richter, and Erich Bey.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Fats Waller ranks 5,115 out of 20,380. Before him are Ron McGovney (1962), Philip Bailey (1951), Allen Klein (1931), Jennifer Capriati (1976), Patsy Cline (1932), and Lois Lowry (1937). After him are Tommy Godwin (1920), Edward Lindberg (1886), Gabriel Mann (1972), Gary Kildall (1942), Quanah Parker (1845), and David Patrick Kelly (1951).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Fats Waller ranks 321. Before him are D'arcy Wretzky (1968), Jeff Hanneman (1964), Eric Dolphy (1928), Jerry Garcia (1942), Steve Jordan (1957), and Ron McGovney (1962). After him are Al Foster (1943), John Lewis (1920), Rosalyn Tureck (1914), Sam Rivers (1923), Charlie Christian (1916), and Al Jardine (1942).

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