Pianist & composer
Fats Waller
Wrote Ain't Misbehavin' and Honeysuckle Rose, played stride piano faster than anybody, and died on a train at thirty-nine.
Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, and singer. His innovations in the stride style were widely influential among musicians. A popular performer in the jazz age and swing era, he toured internationally, achieving critical and commercial success in the United States and Europe. His best-known songs, "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Honeysuckle Rose", were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1984 and 1999 respectively.
- Born
- 1904-05-21, New York, New York, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 1943-12-15, Kansas City, Missouri, USAA Wednesday, aged 39
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1904-05-21, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 0°10′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 20°40′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 18°06′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Taurus | 17°15′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 2°30′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 19°06′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 20°55′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 29°04′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 4°20′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 19°42′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1943-12-15, Kansas City, Missouri, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 22°51′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 8°09′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 11°08′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 8°22′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 9°11′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Leo | 27°03′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Gemini | 23°10′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 6°10′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 4°06′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 8°28′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Fats Waller was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.