Fats Waller: His Life and Times

viii, 179 pp. "... a penetrating account of the jazz scene from the dawn of the Jazz Age in the 20s to the beginning of World War II, when Thomas Wright 'Fats' Waller became master of the pop song. Drawing on the memories of many who knew Fats, author Joel Vance provides an inside look at the man who wrote the music for such tunes as 'Ain't Misbehavin', 'Black and Blue,' 'Honeysuckle Rose,' and 'Squeeze Me.'"