New: fatswallerAll contenthive-129948krhive-196917zzanhive-183959hive-185836steemhive-180932hive-150122photographyhive-101145hive-183397hive-144064uncommonlabhive-184714krsuccesshive-145157hive-188619hive-193637bitcoinhive-103599hive-166405hive-193186hive-180301lifeTrendingNewHotLikerstaiping (25)in fatswaller • 7 years agoFats Waller #11 - Photo of Fats with ScotsmenFats Waller with Scotsmen at unknown location and date. I am told the car is a 1940 Chevrolet Master Deluxe 2-door Sedan, but perhaps someone can confirm. Photo collection of the author.taiping (25)in fatswaller • 7 years agoFats Waller #10 - "What A Pretty Miss"I recently acquired a batch of seven RCA-Victor Fats Waller vinyl test pressings. Here's one if them -- "What A Pretty Miss" from 1939. Fats composed the tune with Spencer Williams while he was in…taiping (25)in fatswaller • 7 years agoFats Waller #9 - Fats at Billy Higgs studio, LondonWhile Fats Waller was in the UK on his second tour, he recorded a number of new tunes at the Billy Higgs recording studio on 2 April 1939, including his "London Suite" of six compositions, which…taiping (25)in music • 8 years agoFats Waller #8 - "Anita" unissued private recordingAlthough Fats Waller recorded "Anita" commercially for Victor (see previous post), he recorded the tune privately at the HMV Studios, Abbey Road, in London on 12 June 1939, before he returned to the…taiping (25)in music • 8 years agoFats Waller #7 - Correction to previous postThe two previous photos I posted of Fats Waller and Anita returning to New York from England on 14 June 1939 are probably from his return from England a year ealier on the same Ile de France ocean…taiping (25)in music • 8 years agoFats Waller #6 - Another photo on the Ile de FranceFurther to my last post, here's another photo of Fats Waller and Anita leaving England on 14 June 1939 onboard the Ile de France ocean liner, which arrived back in New York on 20 June 1939. Although…taiping (25)in music • 8 years agoFats Waller #5 - Returning to New York in 1939In 1939, Fats Waller and his companion Anita Rutherford toured the UK and Europe, and as the war storm clouds gathered they returned to New York on 14 June 1939 onboard the Ile de France ocean…taiping (25)in music • 8 years agoFats Waller #4 - Alternate take "Tell Me With Your Kisses"I mentioned before in my previous post that Fats Waller made hundreds of recordings, but nearly all were issued from the first "take" although subsequent takes were always of a high quality and…taiping (25)in music • 8 years agoFats Waller #3 - Fats Waller CDI've just managed to list my Fats Waller CD on Amazon at the following link: I had trouble listing before since the CD does not have a bar code or other types of ID required by Amazon. But I've…
