R.I.P Fats Domino

[melthebell 863]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41753839

 

 

R.I.P Fats, another of the great rock n roll pioneers gone

[francypants 441]

Ain't that a shame .............

 

R.I.P. Fats.

Edited October 26, 2017 by francypants

[Ontarian1981 10]

Big Man

Big Heart

Whole Lotta Talent

RIP BIG FELLA !

[choogling 14]

both me and the wife thought he must already be dead so we were surprised at the announcement r.i.p he was a great performer and his records still sound good today,in a world full of karaoke singing supposed stars he was a true giant.

[melthebell 863]

both me and the wife thought he must already be dead so we were surprised at the announcement r.i.p he was a great performer and his records still sound good today,in a world full of karaoke singing supposed stars he was a true giant.

on another site after Chuck Berry died i made a list, of the rock n roll greats i could remember who were still alive

 

Fats domino (89) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fats_Domino

Jerry lee lewis (81) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Lee_Lewis

Little Richard (84) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Richard

Cliff Richard (76) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Richard

Hank Marvin (75) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Marvin

Duane Eddy (78) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duane_Eddy

Tommy Steele (80) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Steele

Marti Wilde (77) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Wilde

 

Fats needs crossing off now tho

[Ontarian1981 10]

on another site after Chuck Berry died i made a list, of the rock n roll greats i could remember who were still alive

 

Fats domino (89) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fats_Domino

Jerry lee lewis (81) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Lee_Lewis

Little Richard (84) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Richard

Cliff Richard (76) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Richard

Hank Marvin (75) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Marvin

Duane Eddy (78) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duane_Eddy

Tommy Steele (80) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Steele

Marti Wilde (77) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Wilde

 

Fats needs crossing off now tho

 

You can add Jack Scott (80 I think)to that list, 19 consecutive Billboard chart entries between 1957 and 1959, only Elvis had more. Can't do the link thing , but if you google, you will recognise some of his tunes.. Great voice. One of his hits " Goodbye Baby" was Elvis' favourite song when it was in the charts.

[shims 10]

Dave Bartholomew who recorded in his own right as well as collaborating with Fats Domino is 98 going on 99.

 

Dave Bartholomew - The Monkey (Speaks His Mind)

 

 

Lloyd Price is still with us; a few months younger than Little Richard

 

Lloyd Price - Lawdy Miss Clawdy (produced Dave Bartholomew)

 

Art Rupe, the boss of Specialty, the label who released many of Lloyd Price' and Little Richard's famous sides is still alive to, at 100.

[Ontarian1981 10]

Dave Bartholomew who recorded in his own right as well as collaborating with Fats Domino is 98 going on 99.

 

Dave Bartholomew - The Monkey (Speaks His Mind)

 

 

Lloyd Price is still with us; a few months younger than Little Richard

 

Lloyd Price - Lawdy Miss Clawdy (produced Dave Bartholomew)

 

Art Rupe, the boss of Specialty, the label who released many of Lloyd Price' and Little Richard's famous sides is still alive to, at 100.

Nice to hear Lioyd Price is still around, he had two massive hits in the UK i.e. Stagger Lee and Personality. I knew he had done Lawdy Miss Clawdy, but didn't know it was that old. That was one of my favourite Elvis songs. I remember the Bartholomew name from my old Fats Domino records. It used to have that name in brackets ( songwriter) on almost all of Fats' songs.

[choogling 14]

in the pub the other night we were playing the dead or alive game quite entertaining.

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A resident of New Orleans, Fats lost all his possessions in the floods caused by Hurricane Katrina (2005), and made several public appearances to aid relief efforts.

[Ontarian1981 10]

A resident of New Orleans, Fats lost all his possessions in the floods caused by Hurricane Katrina (2005), and made several public appearances to aid relief efforts.

 

Indeed he did, all his gold records were swept away. I heard that the record companies replaced them a few years later, but a lot of rock history got swept into the Gulf of Mexico after Katrina.