[a fool in paradise]

The DVD featuring both the one hour PBS broadcast and the 90-minute “director’s cut” will be available on the same day from Shanachie Entertainment.

[a fool in paradise]

PBS link (source) takes you to the stream or click here:

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/fats-domino-full-episode/6753/

[faithhopecharity]

as long as the D party has divided us into racial groups,
may we have a white history month, too?

(we ALL have things to celebrate, I’d much prefer a day for each group and not a month...30 days of old civil rights march repeats on pbs is getting a bit tiring, frankly)

[JoeProBono]

[Fiji Hill]

One of my favorite Fats Domino hits:

Every Night About This Time (1950)

[Fiji Hill]

Korea Blues (1950--flip side of Every Night About This Time).

Uncle Sam ain't no woman, but he sure can take your man.
Uncle Sam ain't no woman, but he sure can take your man.
He's taking them every night to go to Korea and fight.

The people over there messed up. They have made it very rough.
The people over there messed up. They have made it very rough.
We have to go over there and show them what it means to be real tough.

So pray for me, baby, I'll be thinking of you night and day.
So pray for me, baby, I'll be thinking of you day and night.
With the help of the Maker, everything will be all right.

[Fiji Hill]

I saw Fats Domino perform in Las Vegas in 1991. He didn't sing, but he played the piano, backed by a band of musicians who were clearly veteran performers. Fats gave a masterful performance.

Also on the bill was Chubby Checker, who was clearly over the hill. However, during his performance, he announced to the audience news of the armistice that ended the 1991 Iraqi war.

[TigerClaws]

He played a friend’s wedding. 50 grand. Cash.

Apparently Fats owes the casinos in Vegas millions of dollars. Has to work ‘off the books.’

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Thank you sooooo much! I am a Boogie Woogie fanatic. I have a huge collection of piano Boogie Woogie 78 rpm records. I was a huge Fats fan! I’m a guitar player, but the only reason i liked Chuck Berry was for his wonderful lyrics and killer Boogie Woogie piano player. Never cared that much for Chuck’s guitar playing because he was just copying Johnson’s piano licks!
Thanks again!
Bogie

[Buffalo Head]

Thanks for the post.