Tuts Washington [SEP] cause of death
. He avoided recording for most of his career, but he released the solo piano album "New Orleans Piano Professor" for Rounder in 1983. A live recording by Washington, "Live at Tipitina's '78", was released by Night Train International Records in 1998.
Washington died on August 5, 1984, after having a heart attack while performing at the World's Fair in New Orleans.
"Soundstage" (with Dr. John, Earl King, and The Meters).
In 1980 he co-starred (with Tuts Washington and Allen Toussaint) in the film documentary "Piano Players Rarely Ever Play Together" which was produced and directed by filmmaker Stevenson Palfi. That documentary (which aired on public television in 1982 and was rarely seen since), plus a long interview with Fess (which was recorded two days before his sudden death), were included in the 2018 released project "Fess Up".