Posted on 10/25/2017 8:46:51 AM PDT by Morgana
Fats Domino, one of the most influential rock and roll performers of the 1950s and 60s, has died aged 89.
The American rock and roll artist was best known for his songs Ain't That A Shame and Blueberry Hill.
The New Orleans singer sold more than 65 million records, outselling every 1950s rock and roll act except Elvis Presley.
His million-selling debut single, The Fat Man, is credited by some as the first ever rock and roll record.
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I always liked him.
Love that tune.
Fats you did good.
Saturdays at the movies used to be Monsters double features one week. Tarantula, Crab Monster, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Dracula, Mummy, Werewolf, etc.
Sci-Fi double feature another week
Western/war double features another week.
Rock and Roll double features another week where “Those kids” would rebel against the town/school adult fuddie-duddies and play their music and do their dancing only to see the fuddie-duddies relent in the last scenes and start dancing with “Those kids.”
These usually featured Bill Haley, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Everly Brothers and other early rockers.
All with a Flash Gordon or Batman or Rocketman serial and Looney Tunes cartoon or 3 Stooges skit.
For $.25 cents and a dime for popcorn and a Coke.
RIP Mr. Domino... Prayers to the Domino family....
It was thought he was lost when Katrina hit New Orleans.
From The Daily Mail:
his fate was initially unknown after Hurricane Katrina struck in August 2005. It turned out that he and his family were rescued by boat from his home, where he lost three pianos and dozens of gold and platinum records, along with other memorabilia.
I wonder what Pat Boone has to say?
If it weren’t for Fats, and Jim Crow radio, Pat would never have had a career.
I really liked his music. He seemed like a nice man too.
You are right,it was wheel,my absolute favorite. I switched to man because that is what I felt he was ,unlike the filthy mouthed rappers. What a role model....
Yes,he never got thinking way above his fans,he was all of us.
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