The American jazz pianist Fats Waller contracted pneumonia and died on this day 1943 on The Sante Fe Super Chief train near Kansas City, Missouri, while travelling from Los Angeles to New York. Waller will be best remembered for his tracks Ain’t Misbehavin and Honeysuckle Rose.
Previous Albums Of The Day
 No.1545 15/12/2020
I’ve been catching up on celebrated LPs from this year. None more so than the LP Untitled (Black Is) from SAULT. A powerful protest LP and celebration of black culture. DJ Gilles Peterson played the whole album on his BBC 6 Music show. |
 No.1197 15/12/2019
The 1986 Van Halen album 5150 was the first of four LPs to feature Sammy Hagar on vocals. Named after Eddie Van Halen’s home studio, the LP was a smash hit in the US. Always had a soft spot for Why Can’t This Be Love. |
| No.831 15/12/2018
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 No.459 15/12/2017
The Meters 1975 LP Rejuvenation is one of the great funk albums. It was produced by the legendary Allen Toussaint, and recorded at his Sea-Saint Studios in New Orleans. Love It Ain’t No Use and Just Kissed My Baby. |
The Marvin Gaye album Here My Dear is 40 years old today! Recorded at the Marvin Gaye Studios in Los Angeles, the LP deals with the end of his marriage to his first wife, Anna Gordy Gaye. The LP flopped, and critics were harsh, but opinions have changed over the years. Classic Gaye.