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  Fats - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Fats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Fat is broken down into fatty acids and glycerol by bile (secreted by the gall bladder) and the enzyme lipase (secreted by the small intestine).
In digestion fats are broken down into glycerol and fatty acids by the enzyme lipase with the help of bile.
Fats are used in respiration to liberate energy, and may be stored as body fat in special tissue under the skin, around the thighs and buttocks, and internal organs.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Fats   (514 words)

  
 Fats Pichon - Wikipedia Light!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Walter "Fats" Pichon (1906 (?) - 25 February, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois) was a jazz pianist, singer, bandleader, and songwriter.
Pichon was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, and began playing piano in his childhood.
In the 1930s Fats Pichon led what some considered the best big band in New Orleans; it also made Mississippi Riverboat excursions.
www.godseye.com /wiki/index.php/Fats_Pichon   (247 words)

  
 Red Allen
After returning briefly to New Orleans where he worked with the bands of Fate Marable[?] and Fats Pichon[?], he was offered a recording contract with Victor Records and returned to New York, where he also joined the Luis Russell[?] band, which was then taken over by Louis Armstrong.
Red Allen's trumpet style has been said by some critics to be the first to fully incorporate the innovations of Louis Armstrong and then go beyond Armstrong.
Allen continued making many recordings under his own name, as well as recording with Fats Waller and Jelly Roll Morton as well as accompanying vocalists including Victoria Spivey[?] and Billie Holliday.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/re/Red_Allen.html   (374 words)

  
 pich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The last New Orleans band to offer regular excursion services for the Streckfus Line was led by pianist, singer, and arranger Walter "Fats" Pichon, a musician who studied at the New England Conservatory and worked aboard the S.S. Island Queen with Sidney Desvigne.
Pictured (in ties), from left to right, are Pichon, trombonist Irving Douroux, banjoist Sam Casimir, unidentified, trumpeters Clarence "Perch" Thornton and Jack Lamont, saxophonists Harry Lang, Manuel Crusto, and Willie Casimir, and trombonist Ray Brown, along with other members of the ship's staff.
In 1950 he became musical director for Fats Domino and went on to a stellar career in rhythm and blues and rock and roll.
specialcollections.tulane.edu /raeburn/pich.htm   (223 words)

  
 Songwriters Hall of Fame   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Known in many circles for his long and fruitful music and songwriting partnership with another crescent city music personality, Antoine "Fats" Domino, many of Bartholomew's other claims to musical fame are actually less well known.
In 1939, he joined the Fats Pichon band aboard the river boat, SS Capitol.
He produced and co-wrote with Domino, "The Fat Man," and hit immediate pay-dirt as the single reached sales of one million plus.
www.songwritershalloffame.org /exhibit_home_page.asp?exhibitId=108   (497 words)

  
 Dixieland Jazz Overview - Band Biographies Page - Page 1/4   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Bostic, went on to have his own band, and Sedric is probably best recalled for his work with Fats Waller.
"Fats" began playing piano in old New Orleans, and went on to playing a lot of stride piano and having quite an illustrious career!
That's "Fats" in the Back row, 4th from the left.
nfo.net /usa/JO1.html   (4472 words)

  
 Fats Pichon - AOL Music
Born: 1906 Died: Feb 26, 1967 Fats Pichon Genre: Jazz Instruments: Vocals, Piano Biography Fats Pichon was considered a valuable pianist, arranger and.
The biggest names in music, including Mary J. Blige, Katharine McPhee, John Legend and more perform for the kids to benefit the JCPenney Afterschool Fund.
Download, listen and watch Fats Pichon music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and more on AOL Music.
music.aol.com /artist/fats-pichon/366020/main   (144 words)

  
 Chester Zardis - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
If the bass player is the foundation of an ensemble, jazz master Chester Zardis was born for the job, both in stature and philosophy.
He was a short, stocky man, who was nicknamed "Little Bear" by bandleader Fats Pichon when they played music in the 1930s on the river boat S.S. Capital, running between New Orleans and St. Louis.
Zardis believed that it was the bass player's duty to maintain the group's tempo without undue fanfare, like a good helmsman who keeps his boat on course.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,512996,00.html   (675 words)

  
 Red Allen - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
After returning briefly to New Orleans where he worked with the bands of Fate Marable and Fats Pichon, he was offered a recording contract with Victor Records and returned to New York, where he also joined the Luis Russell band, which was fronted by Louis Armstrong in the late 30's.
He also made a series of recordings in late 1931 with Don Redman, and played with Lucky Millinder's band from 1934 to 1937, when he returend to Luis Russell for three more years at at time when this orchestra was often fronted by Louis Armstrong.
After a short stint with Benny Goodman Allen started leading his own band at The Famous Door in Manhattan.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Red_Allen   (517 words)

  
 Dave Bartholomew Biography : Oldies.com
Dave Bartholomew was one of the most important shapers of New Orleans RandB and rock 'n' roll during the 50s.
He performed in marching bands throughout the 30s and then on a Mississippi riverboat band led by Fats Pichon beginning in 1939, and learned songwriting basics during a stint in the US Army.
They collaborated on "The Fat Man", which, in 1950, became the first of over a dozen hits co-authored by the pair and produced by Bartholomew.
www.oldies.com /artist-biography/Dave-Bartholomew.html   (396 words)

  
 Henry Red Allen Page
After two months at the Savoy, Oliver was offered a residence at the Cotton Club which he turned down (money), and which Duke Ellington accepted.
Red returned home and played with Walter 'Fats' Pichon at the Pelican Cafe (summer 1927), and in the fall joined Fate Marable on the Strekfus riverboat Capitol where he would remain for more than a year.
In 1929 Red accepted a recording contract with Victor which was looking for someone to counter the immense success of Louis Armstrong's Okeh records.
www.libertyhall.com /zred.html   (2484 words)

  
 Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Playing with the band gave him the opportunity to travel to New York for the first time in his musical career where he recorded with Clarence Williams.
Then, having moved back to New Orleans, he joined pianist Walter "Fats" Pichon and Fate Marable, playing on Mississippi riverboat bands.
Little did Allen know, however that his career was about to make a turn for the better.
www.duke.edu /~ab2/biography.htm   (556 words)

  
 Brennan's Restaurant - enjoy Breakfast at Brennan's restaurant in New Orleans
As its most recent proprietor, Owen staged lifelike mannequins of the notorious Lafitte and Andrew Jackson in what he called the "Secret Room" - the very room in which the pact was supposedly made in New Orleans' defense against the British at the Battle of New Orleans.
Owen became one of the city's best known hosts at his colorful Old Absinthe House, "the oldest saloon in America." Pianist Fats Pichon added to its charm with his talented renditions from Bach to boogie.
Owen added another dimension of ambience to the historical and musical atmosphere of the Old Absinthe House by inviting myriads of visitors to attach their business cards to its inside walls.
www.brennansneworleans.com /history.html   (3114 words)

  
 Review
Now, a lot of us know the feeling that goes along with the saying "Jack of all trades, master of none," but the King was master of all, and the man could sing, too.
The man played jazz and blues with equal virtuosity, and in fact traveled to the US to play the Vaudeville circuit and the clubs, hooking up with many jazz greats, including Walter "Fats" Pichon, playing as a featured soloist on steel guitar in his bands.
In terms of music history, there's a fascinating slab of it right here.
www.cosmik.com /aa-february01/reviews/review_king.html   (592 words)

  
 TIME Pacific | Hawaii's Man of Steel | August 14, 2000
This may make Nawahi seem a musical stunt man, but the Yazoo CD reveals him as a gifted instrumentalist having serious fun.
He could be the star (on the briskly wailing Ticklin' the Strings, the jaunty May Day Is Lei Day in Hawaii) or the sideman, accompanying New Orleans stride pianist Fats Pichon (Wiggle Yo Toes) and hillbilly Slim Smith (Otto Wood, the Bandit, with Bennie playing mandolin, harmonica and two guitars).
He worked in many pop dialects and in dozens of bands-for a while, with the young Roy Rogers-but there was one constant: inventive exhilaration.
www.time.com /time/pacific/magazine/20000814/kingbennie.html   (989 words)

  
 Henry Red Allen Jr
The tour didn't go well for Oliver, and the band kind of fell to pieces in New York, but Red made his first recordings while there with Clarence Williams.
Allen returned to New Orleans and played with Fats Pichon and then joined Fate Marable on the Strekfus riverboat Capitol where he would remain until 1928.
After being offered a Victor recording contract and jobs by both Duke Ellington and Luis Russell, he returned to New York.
atj.8k.com /noartist/atjallen.html   (369 words)

  
 sdiq   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
If the river was too high you couldn't get under the bridges and if it got too low you hit bottom.
We came back down to New Orleans on the train until the boat could get out, when we went back and got it and came down the river." Pictured, from left to right, are trombonist Louis Nelson, saxophonist Percy Servier, pianist Walter "Fats" Pichon, saxophonist Henry Julian, trumpeter Gene Ware, and bassist Ransom Knowling.
Photograph from the Hogan Jazz Archive, Tulane University.
specialcollections.tulane.edu /raeburn/sdiq.htm   (296 words)

  
 Fats Pichon | CHOM
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Pichon worked in Texas with the Dusky Stevedores (1929), played with Elmer Snowden and Fess Williams (1931) in NY and then he moved back to New Orleans, where he worked with Desvigne, A.j.
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www.chom.com /performer/366020/fats-pichon   (218 words)

  
 YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
Musically, the best version was recorded in 1938 with Pee Wee Russell's Rhythmakers.
Pops Foster on bass was a participant in some of these sessions and so was the magnificent Fats Waller on piano.
Bland's turn at the helm of this enterprise came in 1932, when he recorded fronting a group that included trombonist Tommy Dorsey, as well Condon on banjo.
www.youtube.com /view_play_list?p=0ACAD0949DBF7B77   (2094 words)

  
 Rare 1920's Blues and Jazz: 1923-1929 by Various Artists
Black Boy Blues - Q.R.S Boys (Walter "Fats" Pichon)
Wiggle Yo' Toes - Q.R.S. Boyes (Walter "Fats" Pichon)
I've Seen My Baby (And It Won't Be Long Now) - Q.R.S. Boys (Walter "Fats" Pichon)
www.mmguide.musicmatch.com /album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=654566   (281 words)

  
 :: THE ORCHARD :: Release Info
Dad Blame Blues - Recording Artist - Q.R.S. Boys (Walter "Fats" Pichon)
Wiggle Yo' Toes - Recording Artist - Q.R.S. Boys (Walter "Fats" Pichon)
I've Seen My Baby (And It Won't Be Long Now) - Recording Artist - Q.R.S. Boys (Walter "Fats" Pichon)
www.theorchard.com /dist/releaseInfo.php?upc=669910332757   (300 words)

  
 Jazzology: New Orleans Piano Players -- featured on Jazzology Video Records
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An Extremely Rare Film Documenting The Styles Of New Orleans Piano Players: Manuel Manetta, Richard M. Jones, Alton Purnell, Joe Robichaux, Fats Pichon, Burnell Santiago And Many Others.
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www.jazzology.com /item_detail.php?id=AMVD-3   (59 words)

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