Fats Waller & His Rhythm has been played on NTS in shows including Henry Rollins, featured first on 13 July 2015. Songs played include Eep, Ipe, Wanna Piece Of Pie and Ain't Misbehavin'.

Fats Waller (Thomas Wright Waller, May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, singer, and comedic entertainer. His greatest success came with “Fats Waller And His Rhythm”.

Thomas Wright Waller was the youngest of four children, born in New York to Adeline Locket Waller and Reverend Edward Martin Waller. He started playing the piano when he was six and graduated to the organ of his father’s church…