[Dixielandjazz] Fats

[Ron L'Herault]

I think she is looking at a 60 yr old recording with modern eyes.   He was a
drinker of course but what he did vocally, with falsetto and so on was not
all that uncommon.  It was just the comedy of the day, I think.

Ron L
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Farrell" <stridepiano@tesco.net>
To: "DJML" <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 11:34 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Fats


> I belong to a stride piano email group. One of this  morning's posts was
> from
> a female pianist, recently converted to jazz appreciation, who had
> previously asked for suggestions as to recordings she should buy to
further
> her education.
>
> Here is part of what she said :
>
> "I listened to some Fats Waller CDs over the weekend.  I noticed all
> the stuff he does with his voice on Christopher Columbus.  Don't mean
> to offend anyone, but I got a couple of questions:  Was Fats Waller
> gay?  Was he like on something?  That's kind of what I got out of
> listening to his singing?
>
> Suzanne
>
> Princess of the PianoForte"
>
> I wonder if Suzanne is a guy putting us on?
>
> John Farrell
> stridepiano@tesco.net
> http://homepages.tesco.net/~stridepiano/midifiles.htm
>
>
>
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