eBay: Find WALLER Close Up PHOTO in the Collectibles , Photographic Images , Contemporary 1940-Now , Other Contemporary Images category . Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians . Pianist and organist embodied the ebullient spirit of Harlem between the World Wars. . Thomas "Fats" was a brilliant stride pianist and singer, and certainly the only who could rival Louis Armstrong as an entertainer, . Waller (born Thomas Wright on May 21, 1904 — December 15, . Subsequently, took regular piano lessons from Johnson, a pivotal artist, . An excellent and much copied pianist, is considered one of . Fats Waller: Grammy Hall of Fame Awards. Year Recorded, Title, Genre, Label, Year Inducted, Notes. 1934, Honeysuckle Rose, (Single),.