Thomas “Fats” Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, singer, and comedic entertainer. His innovations in the Harlem stride style laid the groundwork for modern jazz piano. His best-known compositions, “Ain’t Misbehavin” and “Honeysuckle Rose”, were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1984 and 1999.
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Fats Waller Recorded Over 500 Songs
‘Fats’ Waller Stomp
“Fats” Waller’s Original E Flat Blues
(I’m Gonna See You) When Your Troubles Are Just Like Mine
(Oh Suzannah) Dust Off That Old Pianna
(Take Me Back To) The Wide Open Spaces
(You Know It All) Smarty
(You’re Some) Pretty Doll
(You’re Some) Pretty Doll, Pt. 3
(You’re Some) Pretty Doll, Pt. 2
12th Street Rag
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
A Hopeless Love Affair
A Little Bit Dependent
A Porter’s Love Song To A Chambermaid
A Rhyme For Love
A Shine On Your Shoes/Louisiana Hayride
A Sweet Beginning Like This
A Thousand Dreams Of You
A-Tisket, A-Tasket
Abdullah
Abercrombie Had a Zombie
African Ripples
After You’ve Gone
Ain’t Got Nobody To Grind Ma Coffee
Ain’t Misbehavin’
Ain’t Misbehavin’/Two Sleepy People
All God’s Chillun Got Wings
All My Life
All That Meat and No Potatoes
Alligator Crawl
Am I In Another World?
Anita
Anything That Happens Just Pleases Me
Arkansas Blues
Armful O’ Sweetness
At Twilight
Baby Brown
Baby, Oh! Where Can You Be?
Back In Your Own Back Yard
Back Up To Me
Back-Bitin’ Mama
Basin Street Blues
Beale Street Blues
Beat It Out
Because Of Once Upon a Time
Believe It, Beloved
Bessie, Bessie, Bessie
Big Business - Part 1
Big Business - Part 2
Big Chief De Sota
Birmingham Blues
Black Maria
Black Raspberry Jam
Bless You
Blue Because Of You
Blue Black Bottom Stomp
Blue Eyes
Blue, Turning Grey Over You
Blues - Fats Waller
Bond Street
Boo-Hoo
Bouncin’ on a V-Disc
Breakin’ The Ice
Brother, Seek And Ye Shall Find
Buck Jumpin’
Buckin’ the Dice
But Not for Me
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
Bye-Bye Florence
Bye, Bye, Baby
Cabin In the Sky
Carolina Shout
Cash for Your Trash
Chances Are
Chant of the Groove
Cheatin’ on Me
Chelsea
Chicago Blues
China Boy
Chloe
Christopher Columbus
Cinders
Clarinet Marmalade
Clothes Line Ballet
Come and Get It
Come Down to Earth, My Angel
Copper Colored Gal
Cottage in the Rain
Couldn’t Hear Nobody Pray
Cross Patch’
Cryin’ Mood
Dallas Blues
Dancing Fool
Dancing Fool, Pt. 2
Dancing Fool, Pt. 3
Darktown Strutters’ Ball
Deep River
Did Anyone Ever Tell You?
Dinah
Do Me A Favor
Do You Have to Go?
Don’t Give Me That Jive
Don’t Let It Bother You
Don’t Try To Cry Your Way Back To Me
Don’t Try Your Jive on Me
Don’t You Know Or Don’t You Care?
Draggin’ My Heart Around
Dream Man
Dry Bones
Eep, Ipe, Wanna Piece of Pie
Eqyptian-Ella
Every Day’s a Holiday
Everybody Loves My Baby
Fair and Square
Fat And Greasy
Fats’ Waller Stomp
Floatin’ Down To Cotton Town
Florence
Florida Flo
Fractious Fingering
Functionizin’
Garbo Green
Gee, Ain’t I Good To You?
Geechee
Georgia Grind
Georgia Grind, Pt. 2
Georgia Grind, Pt. 3
Georgia on My Mind
Georgia Rockin’ Chair
Georgie May
Getting Much Lately? (Ain’t Nothin’ to It)
Girls Like You Were Meant For Boys Like Me
Gladyse
Go Down Moses
Goin’ About
Gone But Not Forgotten
Good for Nothin’ But Love
Got a Bran’ New Suit
Got No Time
Hallelujah
Hallelujah! Things Look Rosy Now
Handful Of Keys
Harlem Fuss
Hat To Talk About Myself
Have A Little Dream On Me
Havin’ A Ball
He’s Gone Away
Headlines in the News
Hey! Stop Kissin’ My Sister
Hog-Maw Stomp
Hold My Hand
Hold Tight
Honey Hush
Honeysuckle Rose
How Can I?
How Can You Face Me?
How Long Has This Been Going On?
How Ya Baby?
I Adore You
I Ain’t Got Nobody
I Believe In Miracles
I Can’t Break the Habit Of You
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
I Got Rhythm
I Got The Ritz From The One I Love
I Just Made Up With That Old Girl Of Mine
I Love To Whistle
I Need Someone Like You
I Repent
I Simply Adore You
I Understand
I Used to Love You
I Wish I Had You
I Wish I Were Twins
I Won’t Believe It
I Would Do Anything For You
I’d Rather Call You Baby
I’ll Dance at Your Wedding
I’ll Just Stand And Ring My Hands And Cry
I’ll Never Forgive Myself
I’ll Never Smile Again
I’m a Hundred Per Cent For You
I’m Always In the Mood For You
I’m At the Mercy Of Love
I’m Crazy ‘Bout My Baby
I’m Going To See My Ma
I’m Gonna Put You In Your Place
I’m Gonna Salt Away Some Sugar
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself a Letter
I’m Growing Fonder Of You
I’m On a See-Saw
I’m Sorry Dear
I’m Sorry I Made You Cry
I’ve Got a Crush on You
I’ve Got A Feeling I’m Falling
I’ve Got a New Lease On Love
I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed
I’ve Got The Joogie Blues
I’d Love It
I’ll Dance at Your Wedding
I’ll Never Forgive Myself
I’m Cert’ny Gonna See ‘Bout That
I’m Coming Virginia
I’m Crazy ‘Bout My Baby
If I Were You
If It Isn’t Love
Imagine My Surprise
In Harlem’s Araby
In the Gloaming
Inside (This Heart Of Mine)
It’s a Sin To Tell a Lie
It’s No Fun
It’s the Tune That Counts
It’s You Who Taught It to Me
Jealous Of Me
Just As Long As the World Goes ‘Round And ‘Round
Keepin’ Out Of Mischief Now
Kiss Me with Your Eyes
La-De-De, La-De-Da
Last Go Round Blues
Last Night a Miracle Happened
Latch On
Lenox Avenue Blues
Let’s Break the Good News
Let’s Get Away from It All
Let’s Pretend There’s A Moon
Let’s Sing Again
Lies
Limehouse
Little Curly Hair in a High Chair
Liver Lip Jones
Loafin’ Time
Lonesome Road
Lookin’ For Another Sweetie
Lookin’ Good But Feelin’ Bad
Lost And Found
Lost Love
Louisiana Fairy Tale
Lounging At the Waldorf
Love Me Or Leave Me
Love, I’d Give My Life for You
Loveless Love
Lulu’s Back In Town
Mama’s Got The Blues
Mama’s Losin’ A Mighty Good Chance
Mamacita
Mandy
Marie
Martinique
Maybe Someday
Maybe-Who Knows?
Mean Old Bed Bug Blues
Melancholy Baby
Messin’ Around With The Blues
Mighty Fine
Miss Hannah
Moon Rose
Moppin’ and Boppin’
More Power To You
Mournful Tho’ts
Muscle Shoals Blues
Music, Maestro, Please
My Fate Is In Your Hands
My Feelin’s Are Hurt
My First Impression Of You
My Mommie Sent Me to the Store
My Old Daddy’s Got A Brand New Way To Love
My Very Good Friend the Milkman
My Window Faces the South
Neglected
Nero
Night Wind
Nobody Knows De Trouble I See
Nobody Knows How Much I Love You
Not There, Right There
Numb Fumblin’
Oh Baby, Sweet Baby
Oh Sister Ain’t That Hot
Oh Sister Ain’t That Hot [Inc.]
Oh Sister Ain’t That Hot, Pt. 2
Oh Sister Ain’t That Hot, Pt. 3
Oh! Frenchy
Old Grand Dad
Old Plantation
On the Bumpy Road to Love
On the Sunny Side Of the Street
One In a Million
Oooh! Look-A-There, Ain’t She Pretty?
Organ Tests
Original Blues
Our Love Was Meant To Be
Pan-Pan
Pantin’ in the Panther Room
Pardon My Love
Paswonky
Patty Cake, Patty Cake
Peggy
Pent Up in a Penthouse
Persian Rug
Piccadilly
Plain Dirt
Please Keep Me In Your Dreams
Please Take Me Out Of Jail
Pleasure Mad
Preach The Word
Red Hot Dan
Remember Who You’re Promised To
Rhythm And Romance
Ridin’ But Walkin’
Ring dem Bells
Rockin’ Chair
Romance a La Mode
Rosetta
Royal Garden Blues
Rump Steak Serenade
S’posin’
Sad Sap Sucker Am I
San Anton’
Savannah Blues
Scram!
Send Me Jackson
Serenade For A Wealthy Widow
Shame! Shame!
She’s Tall, She’s Tan, She’s Terrific
Shortnin’ Bread
Shut Your Mouth
Sing An Old Fashioned Song
Sippi
Sister Kate
Six Or Seven Times
Skrontch’
Slightly Less Than Wonderful/There’s a Gal in My Life
Sloppy Water Blues
Smashing Thirds
Smoke Dreams of You
Soho
Solitude
Some Rainy Day
Somebody Stole My Gal
Someone to Watch Over Me
Something Tells Me
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Soothin’ Syrup Stomp
Spreadin’ Rhythm Around
Spring Cleaning
Squabbling Blues
Square from Delaware
Squeeze Me
St Louis Blues
Star Dust
Stay
Stayin’ at Home
Step Up and Shake My Hand
Stingaree Blues
Stompin’ The Bug
Stop Pretending
Sugar
Sugar Blues
Sugar Rose
Suitcase Susie
Sweet And Low
Sweet Heartache
Sweet Savannah Sue
Sweet Sue
Sweet Thing
Sweetie Pie
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Swing out to Victory
Swinga-Dilla Street
Swingin’ Them Jingle Bells
Tain’t Good (Like a Nickel Made Of Wood)
Tain’t What You Do
Taint Nobody’s Bus’ness If I Do
Take It Easy
Tanglefoot
Tea For Two
Tell Me with Your Kisses
That Ain’t Right
That Gets It, Mr Joe
That Never To Be Forgotten Night
That Old Feeling
That’s All
That’s How I Feel Today
That’s What I Like About You
That’s What the Bird Said to Me
That’s What the Well-Dressed Man in Harlem Will Wear
The Bells of San Raquel
The Chant
The Christians’ Trouble Is Ended
The Curse Of an Aching Heart
The Digah’s Stomp
The Flat Foot Floogie
The Girl I Left Behind Me
The Henderson Stomp
The Jitterbug Waltz
The Joint Is Jumpin’
The Ladies Who Sing with the Band
The Love Bug Will Bite You
The Meanest Thing You Ever Did Was Kiss Me
The Minor Drag
The Moon Is Low
The Moon Is Low, Pt. 2
The More I Know You
The Panic Is On
The Rusty Pail
The Sheik Of Araby
The Spider and the Fly
The Way I Feel Today
Thief In the Night
Then I’ll Be Tired Of You
There Goes My Attraction
There’ll Be Some Changes Made
There’s Going To Be the Devil To Pay
There’s Honey on the Moon Tonight
This Is So Nice It Must Be Illegal/Martinique
Thou Swell
Tiger Rag
To a Sweet Pretty Thing
To a Wild Rose/Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Too Tired
Trixie Blues
Truckin’
True Friendship
Turn On The Heat
Twenty-Four Robbers
Two Bits (Really Fine)
Two Sleepy People
Undecided
Until the Real Thing Comes Along
Up Jumped You with Love
Us On a Bus
Valentine Stomp
Wait and See
Waitin’ At The End Of The Road
Waller Jive/Hallelujah
Wanna Hear Swing Songs
Water Boy
We Need a Little Love
We, The People
West Indies Blues
West Wind
What a Pretty Miss
What Do You Know About That
What Will I Do In the Morning?
What’s The Matter Now?
What’s the Reason (I’m Not Pleasin’ You?)
What’s The Use Of Being Alone?
When I’m Alone
When Love Is Young
When Somebody Thinks You’re Wonderful
When You’re with Somebody Else
Where Ever There’s A Will
Where Is the Sun?
Wherever There’s A Will, Baby
Whitechapel
Whiteman Stomp
Who’ll Take My Place?
Who’s Afraid Of Love?
Whose Honey Are You?
Why Do Hawaiians Sing Aloha?
Why Do I Lie To Myself About You?
Willow Tree
Winter Weather
Wipe ‘Em Off
Woe! Is Me
Won’t You Get Off It, Please?
Won’t You Take Me Home
Yacht Club Swing
Yellow Dog Blues
Yes Suh!
You Asked for It-You Got It
You Can’t Do What My Last Man Did
You Can’t Have Your Cake and Eat It
You Don’t Know My Mind Blues
You Don’t Understand
You Fit Into the Picture
You Get Mad
You Got Ev’rything A Sweet Mama Needs But Me
You Had An Evening To Spare
You Live On In Memory
You Look Good to Me
You Meet the Nicest People in Your Dreams
You Must Be Losing Your Mind
You Outsmarted Yourself
You Rascal You
You Run You Mouth, I’ll Run My Business
You Showed Me the Way
You Stayed Away Too Long
You Went To My Head
You’re a Viper (The Reefer Song)
You’re Gonna Be Sorry
You’re Laughing At Me
You’re Lettin’ the Grass Grow Under Your Feet
You’re My Dish
You’re Not the Kind
You’re Not The Only Oyster In The Stew
You’re So Darn Charming
You’re the Cutest One
You’re the Picture (I’m the Frame)
You’ve Been Reading My Mail
You’ve Been Taking Lessons In Love
You’ve Got Me Under Your Thumb
You’ve Got To Be Modernistic
Your Feet’s Too Big
Your Socks Don’t Match
