"Fats" Waller - note on files



     "WALREF" is the Waller general bibliography.  It includes

dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc.  It also includes some histories of jazz

     "WALCMP" is the list of Waller's compositions.  A major source for

this list was Maurice Waller's book about his father, Fats.

     "WALARL" is one of my largest files.  It includes periodical articles

on Fats Waller and on Stride piano playing, ranging from scholarly articles

on Fat's manipulation of song lyrics to one-page reminiscences of Fats by

his friends.

     "WALREV" is a continuation of this file, but it contains only record

reviews of Fat's work.  Major sources for these files included the Arts and

Humanities Citation Index and the Music Index.  Some articles were listed

in the bibliographies of other articles.

     "WALDSC" is Waller's extensive discography.  The most valuable source for

this discography was Paul Machlin's Stride: The Music of Fats Waller, which

has an impressive discography.



     This bibliography is not complete.



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