Topic: Thomas Waller
0 . Tune in to KFOG at 104.5 FM on Thanksgiving and you'll hear two long commercial-free segments you won't hear on any other commercial radio...
By Mike Doherty. . Whether it's Robert Plant speaking comically sloppy French, Diana Krall strumming a ukulele, or Prince throwing his microphone...
When pianist Jason Moran and bassist and vocalist Meshell Ndegeocello take the stage this weekend at the Harlem Stage Gatehouse, the music of Fats...
The jazz great's Early to Bed was a Broadway hit in 1943 but was written out of history. The gorgeous music deserves a revival.. . Did you know...
In case you haven't seen this extensive list... What I Learned In Jazz ClassThese are quotes from students in a college jazz history class. They...
Stormy Weather is the title of an American musical motion picture produced and released by 20th Century Fox in 1943 . Stormy Weather , which takes its title from the 1933 song of the same title (which is performed near the end of the ...
Fats Waller was an Squeeze Me "
Other stand-out performances over the years include Frank Sinatra 's recording from 1952, and Ella Fitzgerald's 1961 release. The song's universal message of heartache and regret has been recorded by literally dozens of great artists over the decades, including Louis ...
Like the Sex Pistols, Dead Kennedys and Marilyn Manson , she probably chose the name for maximum shock and disgust from the older generation. Anyhow, the opinion of one old guy who still yearns for Woody Herman, Benny Goodman, Fats Waller, Count Basie ...
SIDE A appreciation is one of the most least talked about subject and it is a way of life that is still going on in the world. He sang with brakeman Jimmie Rodgers, Bing Cosby, duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, Bessie Smith and ...
