Talk:Fats Waller/Archive 1

Wildcat Blues
Is "Wildcat Blues" also composed by Waller? -- 172.158.151.96 11:22, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

his son?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhhVnQssTJQ

it's art tatum documentary and all of the fifteen fats sons talk there.when he was born?in the 7 minute hes talking maybe some information about him? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pentagonshark666 (talk • contribs) 14:19, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Be Kind, Rewind vandalism
We might need to lock off the Fats article because it seems Be Kind, Rewind folks are trying to alter the article with bogus facts from the film. I just removed vandalism that states his birthplace is Passaic, New Jersey - which is a key point in the Be Kind movie. Supertheman ( talk  ) 06:22, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

Filmography
O.K. It is undeniable that he appeared in at least four movies: Stormy Weather 1943, Hooray for Love 1935, Ain't Misbehavin' 1941, and Be Kind Rewind 2008. Although he also supposedly was in Honeysuckle Rose 1941 and King of Burlesque 1936.--Morahman7vn (talk) 19:29, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Be Kind Rewind
Should Fats Waller's presence in Gondry's Be Kind Rewind be included on this page? redlion (talk) 05:47, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Done. Maikel (talk) 15:30, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Childhood and youth?
Could someone please add info about Fats' childhood and youth? Right now it seems as if he was born a professional performer. Thanks, Maikel (talk) 15:30, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

"The Black Ace"
I would like to raise a serious doubt about the stated fact that Fats's ashes were spread from the air by "The Black Ace".

A Web search shows that all websites reporting this supposed fact contain variants of the same sentence: "His ashes were flown and spread over Harlem by the famous World War I aviator known as 'The Black Ace'." If this were a famous person, wouldn't there be a Web reference for him?

A further Web search for "The Black Ace" turns up only fiction: stories, a play, and several movies.

Many of us would like Wikipedia to contain facts rather than repeating popular myth. I would suggest removing this sentence until we can find an actual authoritative source. David spector (talk) 00:59, 14 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I agree completely. I tried to question this in the past. I've gone ahead and removed the sentence. (The reference is very non-specific; more reporting a rumor; for all I know may have been taken from an earlier version of the Wikipedia article. If we can get something resembling a primary reference (eg, period news coverage), fine. If we can get enough secondary detail to make it plausible, fine. At present we only have a vague description of some unknown but supposedly famous pilot who at present we can't even confirm existed. Removed text copied below. Infrogmation (talk) 02:26, 14 July 2009 (UTC)


 * His ashes were flown and spread over Harlem by the famous World War I aviator known as "The Black Ace".

vipe/viper
just curious, did waller coin the term "viper" to refer to a user of marijuana? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.251.223.42 (talk) 02:30, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Discography
This is very poor indeed. There are dozens of various compilations available. I will try and update when I have time.  Smokey TheCat  15:09, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

I have added three CD compilations here. I may create pages for them in the future if anyone is interested.  Smokey TheCat  13:57, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

I see that these three CDs have been deleted. I'll take that as a no. Doesn't really matter. All Fats compilations are fairly arbitrary. No-one is going to consult Wiki before buying anyway.  Smokey TheCat  06:15, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

As there is no discography I have removed the Discography section.  Smokey TheCat  14:25, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

Songs section
I don't think that 'Songs' is the best title for the section: not all these have lyrics, nor are they all written by Waller (eg. Deep River, Carolina Shout). What's the intention of the list? Key recordings? If there are no objections, I'll retitle to 'Key recordings' which seems to be appropriate. pgbrown (talk) 07:21, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Addition of citation tag and edit to Career section
I revised the opening paragraphs of the Career section, esp. tightening up and providing extensive references to the controversy over the origin of "I Can't Give You Anything But Love"; the remainder of this section needs similar careful attention. I added the article's "citations needed" tag for the reasons apparent through the length of the article. LeProf 50.179.245.225 (talk) 05:58, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

Death?
He died at only 39, but there is nothing in the article about his death. Unusual for a bio. BashBrannigan (talk) 17:47, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
 * A very good point. RSVP, someone? LeProf 50.179.245.225 (talk) 06:00, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just added archive links to 1 one external link on Fats Waller. Please take a moment to review my edit. If necessary, add after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/20150516200337/http://books.google.com/books?id=xFWIizMK-FkC&pg=PR34&lpg=PR34&dq=Machlin,+%E2%80%9CFats+Waller+Composes,%E2%80%9D&source=bl&ots=H8HHCbxjTj&sig=5ZTXZ9zVAbEOrLV28yWUCkzE7VA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iUA-U578HovgsASxkoCACA&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAQ to http://books.google.com/books?id=xFWIizMK-FkC&pg=PR34&lpg=PR34&dq=Machlin,+“Fats+Waller+Composes,”&source=bl&ots=H8HHCbxjTj&sig=5ZTXZ9zVAbEOrLV28yWUCkzE7VA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iUA-U578HovgsASxkoCACA&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Machlin%2C%20“Fats%20Waller%20Composes%2C”&f=false

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