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 Hines
surface form: Earl Kenneth Hines
associatedAct Earl Hines Orchestra
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
surface form: Louis Armstrong and His Stompers
associatedWith Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
award Grammy Hall of Fame Award
surface form: Grammy Hall of Fame induction
collaboratedWith Duke Ellington
Johnny Dodds
surface form: Jimmie Noone

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
surface form: DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame inductee
influenced Art Tatum
Nat King Cole
Teddy Wilson
instrument piano
name Fatha self-link
nationality American
nickname Fatha self-linksurface differs
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
surface form: Duquesne, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath Oakland
surface form: Oakland, California, United States
recordLabel Blue Note Records
Columbia Records
Okeh Records
surface form: 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
Fatha name Fatha self-link
Fatha nickname Fatha self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Earl Hines