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| Born | May 21, 1904 |
| Hometown | New York City, New York (state), United States |
| Height | 6'0" (1.83m) |
| Spouse | Anita Priscilla Rutherford , Edith Hatchet |
| Parents | Adeline Locket Waller , Edward Martin Waller |
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- EntertainmentThe Valdosta Daily Times, Ga.
Visiting director tackles PSST 'Ain't Misbehavin'
Jun. 11—VALDOSTA — Taavon Gamble says organization is as much an asset as creativity in preparing for the opening of a Peach State Summer Theatre musical. "It is a test of organizational skills. You have to be organized coming in," Gamble said, adding there are only less than a couple handful of days to rehearse a show — as well as rehearsing and performing two other productions. "So, you come ...
- EntertainmentDaily Commercial
On Stage: ‘Ain’t Misbehavin' opens Thursday in Eustis
The IceHouse Theatre is making a change in musical titles for its spring production running now through April 3.
- EntertainmentDaily Commercial
On Stage: 'Ain’t Misbehavin' Harlem musical revue has rescheduled opening in Lake County
The award-winning cast and crew of “The Golden Gals” are back this today through Jan. 9 with the debut of “Gilligan’z Island.”
- EntertainmentAssociated Press
Review: Loudon Wainwright as dance band crooner on new album
On the aptly titled “I’d Rather Lead a Band,” Loudon Wainwright III embraces a role even more retro than the one he has carved out as an old-fashioned troubadour, putting his guitar aside to join the '20s — the 1920s. Wainwright makes like a dance band crooner as he revives material by Irving Berlin, Fats Waller and Frank Loesser, among others. Wainwright is ably backed by Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, and while the band is tight, old Loudo is loose.
- NewsMiami Herald
M Ensemble’s ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’’ doesn’t fully hit its stride
Thomas Wright “Fats” Waller was a prodigious composer, a great entertainer and a plus-sized pianist whose life ended way too early when he died of pneumonia on a cross-country train trip in 1943. He was just 39.
- NewsThe Daily Beast
Fats Domino’s Low-Key Brilliance: A Rock and Roll Pioneer, Criminally Overlooked
Antoine “Fats” Domino passed away on October 24 at the age of 89. And far too many people aren’t aware of just how influential he was to rock and roll music.
- NewsRolling Stone
Remembering Fats Domino, 1928–2017
Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Robbie Robertson and more pay tribute to Fats Domino, the quiet giant of rock & roll.
- NewsReuters
Fats Domino, rock 'n' roll pioneer, dead at 89
Domino, who for a while was mistakenly thought to have been killed when Hurricane Katrina devastated his New Orleans neighbourhood in 2005, died at home on Tuesday of natural causes, the Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office said. As one of the pioneers of rock 'n' roll in the 1950s, Domino sold 65 million records - more than anyone in that period except Elvis Presley, according to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
- NewsInside Edition
Rock and Roll Pioneer Fats Domino Dead at 89
Domino's music would have an influence on Elvis Presley, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.
- NewsRolling Stone
Fats Domino, Rock and Roll Pioneer, Dead at 89
Fats Domino, rock and roll pioneer who penned classics like "I'm Walkin" and "Ain't That a Shame" and popularized "Blueberry Hill," died at 89.
