Fats Waller’s Death – Cause and Date
The pianist Fats Waller died at the age of 39. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Pioneer of modern jazz and composer of “Ain’t Misbehavin'” and “Honeysuckle Rose,” both Grammy Hall of Fame inductees.
He was born as the youngest of four children to parents Adaline Locket Waller and Reverend Edward Martin Waller. He did not have the support of his religious father to pursue a career as a pianist.