Domino first recorded the song in February 1949 for the Imperial Records label.
The album is included in the reference book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.Įxcept where otherwise noted, all songs by Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino. The Fat Man 1949 The Fat Man is a song written by Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew. Born in New Orleans to a French Creole family, Domino signed to Imperial Records in 1949. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records. Before learning English, he spoke Creole French. He belonged to a musical family and was the youngest of his eight siblings. His last appearance in the charts was 1961. aka Fats Domino was an American pianist and singer-copywriter born on February 26, 1928, in New Orleans, Louisiana, which has been known as a music haven (and particularly the birthplace of jazz). A complete take was never recorded and the studio had to eventually cobble together the final version from a number of takes. (FebruOctober 24, 2017), known as Fats Domino, was an American pianist and singer-songwriter. Fats Domino was around 22 years old when his first singled charted. Forever thought of as one of New Orleans finest, big-voiced Fats Domino will always be indelibly associated with Blueberry Hill, one of the defining tracks of the rock & roll era. Fats Domino wrote Aint It a Shame, My Girl Josephine and Before I Grow Too Old. Erstelle dein kostenloses Deezer Konto und höre Fats Domino: die Top-Hits, Playlists oder die gesamte Diskografie. Fats Domino originally did Rockin Chair, So Glad, Rose Mary, Let Me Call You Sweetheart and other songs. It is noted that during the recording of this track, Domino and his band could not find the sheet music or a note of the lyrics for the song. Fats Domino covered Whats the Reason Im Not Pleasing You, Let Me Call You Sweetheart, Just a Little While (To Stay Here), Make Me Belong to You and other songs. Being born in New Orleans his musical style was without a doubt the famous New Orleans boogie -woogie based piano style, made famous by legendary rhythm & blues player, Professor Longhair and Cosimo Matassa, the studio owner and engineer who oversaw the rise of the New Orleans sound. Born in New Orleans in 1928, Domino (whose given name is Antoine Domino Jr.) was the youngest of eight children and grew up in the. The first track on the album, Blueberry Hill, is a classic 1940s composition, previously recorded by a number of prominent artists. Fats Domino was born Antoine Domino on February 26th, 1928 in New Orleans. Legendary singer Fats Domino died on Oct. The album was reissued in 1969 as stereo (in fact "Electronically re-recorded to simulate stereo", as printed on cover) by Liberty Records, the new owner of Imperial Records, with catalog# LP-12389. He appeared in the 1956 films 'Shake, Rattle and Rock', and 'The Girl Can't Help It', and there was a near riot at one of his gigs in Fayetteville NC when police used tear gas on the racially mixed audience of kids.The album was released on Imperial Records, catalog #LP-9028, in December 1956.
The next two years brought Fats massive success with 'I'm in Love Again', 'My Blue Heaven', 'Blueberry Hill', 'Blue Monday' and 'I'm Walking'. The crossover hit 'Ain't That a Shame' in 1955 established Fats as a genuine star, despite the fact that crooner Pat Boone's version went higher up the pop charts.
Only two of the next bunch of singles made the Top Ten but in 1952, the slow Blues, 'Goin' Home' went to No1. Erstelle dein kostenloses Deezer Konto und höre Fats Domino: die Top-Hits, Playlists oder die gesamte Diskografie. It sold a million copies, made No.2 in the R&B Charts and established a smooth, relaxed band sound that characterised Fats' career with Imperial, with Earl Palmer's typically funky New Orleans drumming and some silky brass fills. They are 2.0mil truncated conical, 2.3mil truncated conical, 2.8mil truncated conical, 3.3mil truncated conical. The breakthrough song was 'The Fat Man', adapted by Fats and Bartholomew from the old 'Junker's Blues', an anti-drug song by local pianist 'Champion Jack' Dupree. Fats Domino, byname of Antoine Domino, Jr., (born February 26, 1928, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Four stylii were used to transfer this record.
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