Fate Marable
Fate Marable (December 2, 1890 – January 16, 1947) was an American jazz pianist and bandleader.
Fate Marable
Fate Marable
December 2, 1890
Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.
January 16, 1947
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Bandleader, musician
Piano, calliope
1907-1940
Early life[edit]
Marable was born in Paducah, Kentucky to James and Elizabeth Lillian (Wharton) Marable, a piano teacher. Fate had five siblings, including two brothers, Harold and James, and three sisters, Mabel, Juanita, and Neona. Elizabeth Marable, known as "Lizzie," gave her son music lessons, both in reading music and playing piano.[1]
Death[edit]
Fate Marable died of pneumonia in St. Louis, Missouri. He was 56 years old. He is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Paducah, Kentucky.