Imagine being such a talented musician that the mafia kidnaps you to perform at a birthday party

Jaxon Wildwood

Updated Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 3:59 AM CDT

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hollyrockB

They made him an offer he couldn’t refuse.

spattr

His friends called him "Weird" Al Capone. Waller was doing popular song parodies for three days straight.

ImgurNeedsMoreS*******

Literal surprise guest

suffyr

Fats Waller was also a plot point in the movie Be Kind Rewind

GhostBear3067

Waller: "Guys, for this much money all you had to do was ask."

GeraldsNinjaStar

Headline is insane. Imagine a criminal organization capturing you and holding you hostage to perform in order to stay alive. Imagine you're Black in an era of extreme racism and oppression. Law enforcement won't help you. You have to play to stay alive with racist undertones. This s*** isn't some quirky mob move. It's a terror filled nightmare where he luckily made it out alive.

parabolic000

Mezz Mezzrow was a Jewish Ja** clarinetist who A: imported so much w*** that ja** musicians would call it 'Mezz,' (https://youtu.be/TKFH_zh4gY0), and B: got himself put into the Black wing of a prison after being arrested for possession with intent to sell.

PedroBenecol

Fats Waller was not only a fantastic entertainer, but an underrated pianist. If only he hadn't come down with pneumonia.

FatB******Vegetarian

Fats Waller used to look at the audience while he was impossibly wailing away on the piano, smile and say, "It's easy when you know how".

tacotaco8288

Not the worst outcome for being kidnapped

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