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Fats Waller (Thomas Wright Waller, May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, singer, and comedic entertainer. His greatest success came with "Fats Waller & his Rhythm".
Thomas Wright Waller was the youngest of four children, born in New York to Adeline Locket Waller and Reverend Edward Martin Waller. He 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 Theater and within twelve months he had composed his first rag....
Fats Waller was the son of a preacher and learned to play the organ in church with his mother. In 1918 he won a talent contest playing James P. Johnson's Carolina Shout which he learned from watching a pianola play the song. He would later take piano lessons from Johnson.
Fats began his recording career in 1922 and made a living playing rent parties, as an organist at movie theatres and as an accompanist for various vaudeville acts. In 1927 he co-wrote a couple of tunes with his old piano teacher James P. Johnson for his show "Keep Shufflin'". Two...
John Waller is an American Christian music singer-songwriter (Born: December 12, 1970 in Fayetteville, GA). He was the frontman for the band According to John; after the band broke up, he became a worship pastor in Colorado. He is now signed to the Christian label Beach Street Records and has released his debut album, The Blessing.John, his wife Josee, and their 3 children reside in Fayetteville, GA.
Waller was named one of 10 "Faces to Watch" by Billboard Magazine in 2007. .
Die Wallerts are a german Humppa band founded in 2004. They are heavily influenced and inspired by Eläkeläiset. When one of the later band members saw Eläkeläiset play in Finland, the cornerstone for their style of music was laid.
Their official homepage (their music is available as a free download) is DieWallerts.de.
The band is called 'Die Wallerts' since some of their members are from the same family with the surname Wallert. .
