Fatha

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Fatha is the nickname of Earl Hines, a pioneering American jazz pianist and bandleader whose innovative style helped shape early jazz and swing music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf person
person
activeYearsEnd 1980s
activeYearsStart 1920s
alsoKnownAs Earl Kenneth Hines
linked to: Earl Hines
associatedAct Earl Hines Orchestra
Louis Armstrong and His Stompers
associatedWith Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
award Grammy Hall of Fame induction
collaboratedWith Duke Ellington
Jimmie Noone
linked to: Johnny Dodds

Louis Armstrong
dateOfBirth 1903-12-28
dateOfDeath 1983-04-22
era early jazz era
swing era
genre jazz
swing
honor DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame inductee
influenced Art Tatum
Nat King Cole
Teddy Wilson
instrument piano
name Fatha
nationality American
nickname Fatha
nicknameOf Earl Hines
notableFor development of early jazz
influence on swing music
innovative jazz piano style
notableWork A Monday Date
Rosetta
Weather Bird
occupation bandleader
composer
jazz pianist
placeOfBirth Duquesne, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath Oakland, California, United States
linked to: Oakland
recordLabel Blue Note Records
Columbia Records
OKeh Records
linked to: Okeh Records
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
styleCharacteristic complex rhythmic displacement
orchestral approach to piano
trumpet-style right-hand lines
teachingInfluence later generations of jazz pianists

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Earl Hines nickname Fatha
subject linked to: Fatha