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Jamesetta Hawkins was born on January 25, 1938, in Los Angeles, California, to Dorothy Hawkins, who was 14 at the time. Although her father has never been identified, [10] James speculated that she was the daughter of pool player Rudolf "Minnesota Fats" Wanderone, whom she met briefly in 1987. [11]
Wanderone was born in New York City to Rudolf Walter Wanderon and his wife, Rose (née Rosa Burgin); both Swiss immigrants who married in New York.[3] [7] One of three siblings (he had two sisters), Rudolf Jr. was born in 1913, but sometimes hinted he was born earlier, even as early as 1900.
Real-life pool hustler and entertainer Rudolf Wanderone was known as "New York Fats" (among other nicknames) when the book was published. [4] Realizing there was money to be made from being associated with the success of the book and subsequent film, he changed his nickname to match the fictional name [4] and later went on to play himself as the character "Minnesota Fats" in the film The ...
Minnesota Fats may refer to: Rudolf Wanderone (1913–1996), commonly known as Minnesota Fats, an American professional pool player Minnesota Fats (character) , or George Hegerman, a fictional pool hustler created by American novelist Walter Tevis
It tells the story of small-time pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson, who challenges legendary pool player "Minnesota Fats". The film, which was based on the 1959 book of the same name by Walter Tevis, stars Paul Newman as Fast Eddie, Jackie Gleason as Minnesota Fats, Piper Laurie as Sarah, George C. Scott as Bert, and Myron McCormick as Charlie.
The Chitlin' Circuit was a collection of performance venues found throughout the eastern, southern, and upper Midwest areas of the United States. They provided commercial and cultural acceptance for African-American musicians, comedians, and other entertainers following the era of venues run by the "white-owned-and-operated Theatre Owners Booking Association (TOBA)...formed in 1921."
Media in category "Etta James album covers" The following 15 files are in this category, out of 15 total. E. File:Etta James - Tell Mama (1968).png;
Let's Roll is the twenty-sixth studio album by Etta James. It won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album in 2003, [2] [3] and also won a W. C. Handy Award as the Soul/Blues Album of the Year from the Blues Foundation in 2004. [citation needed]