Well, well - what could be more fun than an hour of music celebrating the May 21st birthday of the phenomenal Fats Waller?
Kate features the “Harmful Little Armful” himself, Thomas Wright “Fats” Waller - but also many notables sharing his tunes - Emmet Cohen, Dinah Washington, Willie Nelson, Louis Armstrong, Maria Muldaur, Mary Lou Williams and more. There’s even a FIVE play of different takes on Honeysuckle Rose!.
Listen in on WZUM, The Pittsburgh Jazz Channel. 101.1 FM in Pittsburgh and on the worldwide web at wzum.org.
Yes, yes!
Fats Waller by Alan Fisher, Library of Congress Public Domain, New York World-Telegram and the Sun
Kate Borger