The theme for this edition of Stranger Songs is "A Tribute to Fats Waller." Thomas Wright Waller, better known as Fats Waller, died in 1943 at age 39 after an all-too-brief career as an influential pianist, singer, and composer and as one of the most popular performers of his era. Some of the songs and instrumentals on this show were written by Waller, some were not, but all of them were performed and recorded by him at some point or another.
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| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy 
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| Ain't Misbehavin' Fats Waller - Happy Birthday Fats - True North |
| The Joint is Jumpin' Jackie Washington - The World of Jackie Washington - Borealis
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| I Wish I Were Twins Jeff Healey - Among Friends - Stony Plain
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| Keepin' Out of Mischief Now The Hot Sardines - Welcome Home, Bon Voyage - Eleven |
| The Minor Drag Fats Waller - The Joint is Jumpin’ - Bluebird |
| Sweet Sue Scarlett, Washington & Whiteley - Sitting on a Rainbow - Borealis
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| If You'se a Viper Martin, Bogan & Armstrong - That Old Gang of Mine/Martin, Bogan & Armstrong - Flying Fish |
| Viper's Drag Allen Toussaint - American Tunes - Nonesuch |
| When You and I Were Young Maggie Fats Waller - Happy Birthday Fats - True North
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| I’ve Got A Feeling I’m Falling Roberta Donnay & The Prohibition Mob Band - A Little Sugar - Motema |
| You're Not the Only Oyster in the Stew Michael 'Earnie' Taylor - Folk ‘n’ Western - Laughing Cactus Music
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| Squeeze Me Maria Muldaur - Waitress in a Donut Shop - Reprise |
| I’m Crazy ‘Bout My Baby Leon Redbone - Whistling in the Wind - Rounder |
| (What Did I Do To Be So) Black and Blue Dinah Washington - Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller - EmArcy |
| All That Meat and No Potatoes Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton - Satch Plays Fats - Columbia |
| Honeysuckle Rose Susie Arioli Swing Band featuring Jordan Officer - Pennies from Heaven - Justin Time
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| Blues Fats Waller - The Joint is Jumpin’ - Bluebird |
| Lulu’s Back in Town Mose Scarlett - Precious Seconds - Borealis
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| Everybody Loves My Baby Catherine Russell - Strictly Romancin' - World Village |
| Your Feets Too Big Dave Van Ronk - Sweet & Lowdown - Justin Time |
| After You’ve Gone Fats Waller - Happy Birthday Fats - True North |
| The Alligator Crawl Tim Sparks - Sidewalk Blues - ToneWood |
| S'posin' Jack Radcliffe & Al Oliveira - Two Hot to Handle - Wepecket Island |
| You’re Slightly Less Than Wonderful Fats Waller - Happy Birthday Fats - True North |
| Ain't Misbehavin' Loudon Wainwright III with Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks - I’d Rather Lead a Band - Search Party |
| Yacht Club Swing Fats Waller - The Joint is Jumpin’ - Bluebird |
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Good show, Mike.
12:12 PM, February 22nd, 2022