Fats Waller

Fats Waller

male, deceased (1943)
Jive singer, Ain't Misbehavin', death by pneumonia, Vaudeville performer, Swing pianist, Thomas Wright Waller
Fats Waller (born Thomas Wright Waller on May 21, 1904, died December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer and comedic...
Andy Razaf

Andy Razaf

male, deceased (1973)
Negro World contributor, Tin Pan Alley, madagascar, willow tree, unia, UNIA member
Andy Razaf (December 16, 1895 - February 3, 1973), (born Andriamanantena Paul Razafinkarefo also Razafkeriefo) was an African American composer,...

Richard Maltby Jr.

male, 72 years old
Closer Than Ever, off-Broadway, Outer Critics Circle Award, Take Flight, wright brother, Miss Potter
Richard Maltby, Jr. is an American theatre director and producer, lyricist, and screenwriter. Born in Ripon, Wisconsin, Maltby is a graduate of...

Harry Brooks

male
Vaudeville performer, Songwriter, writer of popular songs, Broadway shows, Ain't Misbehavin', Broadway theatre
Harry Brooks (20 September, 1895 in Homestead, PA, USA - 22 June1970, Teaneck, NJ, USA) was an American writer of popular songs, jazz pianist and...

Ken Page

male, 55 years old
From st. louis, missouri, child of eden, Cats, Goodman Theatre, Broadway theatre, Theatre World Award
Ken Page (born in January 20, 1954) is an American singer and actor from St. Louis, Missouri, best known as the voice of the evil bag of bugs Oogie...
Luther Henderson

Luther Henderson

male, deceased (2003)
AUDELCO, Ain't Misbehavin', Flower Drum Song, musical composer, Jelly's Last Jam, The Canadian Brass
Luther Henderson (1919 - 2003) was an American arranger, composer and orchestrator. He was educated at the Juilliard School of Music where he...
Ed Kirkeby

Ed Kirkeby

male, deceased (1978)
Jazz bandleader, jazz, NBC, A&R, Columbia Records, RCA Victor
Ed Kirkeby band leader, vocalist, manager, and salesman, is best remembered as the manager of Fats Waller. He was one of the first recording...
Lillias White

Lillias White

female, 58 years old
Crowns, Obie Award, off-Broadway, Outer Critics Circle Awards, Drama Desk, blues
Lillias White (born July 21, 1951) is an award-winning American singer and actress. The Brooklyn native made her Broadway debut in "Barnum" in...
Judy Kaye

Judy Kaye

female, 61 years old
coloratura, stage actor, University of California, Los Angeles alumni, The Comedy of Errors, Ain't Misbehavin', London Symphony Orchestra
Judy Kaye (b. October 11 1948) is a Tony-award-winning American singer and actress. She has appeared with the Santa Fe Opera (1985 and 1990), the...
Eileen Barton

Eileen Barton

female, deceased (2006)
Vaudeville performer, If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake, Horn & Hardart's "Automat,", American, vaudeville, From Brooklyn
Eileen Barton (November 24 1924 - June 27 2006), was an American singer best known for her apostrophic 1950 hit song, "If I Knew You Were Comin'...