Honeysuckle Rose

Fats Waller · 1934

Context

Composition by Fats Waller with lyrics by Andy Razaf, presented in 1929 in a revue at Connie's Inn as a soft-shoe dance number. Waller recorded it in 1934; that recording entered the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. The theme has been covered by, among others, Fletcher Henderson, Count Basie, and Ella Fitzgerald.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Stride (Harlem piano), Swing, big bands. Among the origins and influences of Stride: Ragtime.

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Sep 14, 2026: HONEYSUCKLE ROSE - CECI N'EST PAS UNE FLEUR (Anatomie d'un titre, TSF Jazz, in French)

By the same artist

• Handful of Keys (1929)
• Ain't Misbehavin' (1929)
• Smashing Thirds (1929)

Sources

• EN: Honeysuckle Rose (song)

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