This musician's first hit was a standard he composed which was based on the
This musician's first hit was a standard he composed which was based on the blues song "The Boy in the Boat." He demonstrated his ability to adopt comedic accents and voices in a song that includes the spoken line "your pedal extremities really are obnoxious." He accompanied Adelaide Hall's version of "I Can't Give You Anything but Love" on the organ. Nell Carter rose to fame after appearing in a five person Broadway revue which included this man's songs "Squeeze Me" and (*) "Your Feet's Too Big." The poet Andy Razaf wrote the words for his major hits, including one which opens "I have no use for other sweets of any kind." In another song he promises "I'm happy on the shelf babe." For 10 points, name this jazz pianist of "Honeysucke Rose" and "Ain't Misbehavin'."
This musician's first hit was a standard he composed which was based on the blues song "The Boy in the Boat."
Fats Waller [or: Thomas Wright Waller]