Posted on 09/22/2016 3:53:13 PM PDT by BBell
New Orleans musician Fats Domino, second from right, meets with the Beatles -- from left, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and John Lennon -- in a trailer behind New Orleans' City Park stadium before the band's concert there in September 1964. The Beatles were big fans of Domino's and wanted to meet him while in town.
It's a good thing they pointed out that Fats is the second one on the right or I would have never known it. I may have even confused him with Ringo Starr.sarc
Lady Madonna is reportedly, played in a Fats Domino style. I hear it.
Rush Limbaugh revived Clarence “Frogman” Henry’s career a bit by using his “Ain’t Got No Home” for his homeless update.
Thank you for posting this article and picture. I am a fan of the music of both Fats Domino and the Beatles.
Who sang Lady Madonna? It does not sound like any of them
I was also a fan of Fats Domino’s music, grew up with it.
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In those innocent days there was no security so after the show my buddy and I went back stage and talked with him. He was exhausted but still a gentleman of the highest order talking with his fans.
I remember my older sister had a yellow 45 Fats Domino record. I don’t remember what caused it but she made me really mad one day so I took her yellow 45 and I flung it out the door, it flew really well just like a frisbee.
I eventually learned to like his music, but I think I enjoyed flying his records more than listening to them.
“Lady Madonna is reportedly, played in a Fats Domino style. I hear it.”
Fats himself covered the song on his album “Fats Is Back” in ‘68.
Everything you wanted to know about the song. Such as:
It was also their final release on Parlophone/Capitol. From Hey Jude onwards, The Beatles released all their subsequent singles and albums on their own Apple Records label.
From The Beatles Bible - Lady Madonna
Everything you wanted to know about the song. Such as:
It was also their final release on Parlophone/Capitol.
Ain’t that a shame.
It was indeed, that is until he got his thrill on Blueberry Hill.
I can hear it too.
Your welcome. Fats still opens the annual Jazz Fest but he has not performed in years.
That is a funny story. You must have been pretty mad.
I play in a senior center band (65-98 year old members) in Ohio. We play mostly songs from the 20’s-40’s mostly. My twin brother plays guitar in Virginia. One night he called me. We were talking guitar and he asked me if I was still playing the old songs. He suggested I play some of the 50’s and 60’s music. I asked if he liked Fats Domino, and he said Blueberry Hill was one of his favorite songs. I told him Blueberry Hill was written in 1940.
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