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Music : The Best of Fats Domino
Rating: 
- Superb R & R Memories
For anyone like myself who was a young record buyer in the 1950's, this CD is a great trip down Memory Lane, and the music stands up very well after all these years.
Antoine "Fats" Domino (b. 1928, New Orleans) emerged in the mid 1950s from the strictly African-American R & B scene ("The Fat Man" was recorded as early as 1949) to "cross over" onto the mainstream Pop charts. He had a great run of singles successes on both sides of the Atlantic, with "Blueberry Hill", "Ain't That A Shame", "Whole Lotta Lovin'" and others, all covered on this CD.
Just what did he have that others didn't? Well, he projected a relaxed, easy-going image and really looked as if he was enjoying making music, and his rich New Orleans accent kind of added extra charm and appeal. His piano work wasn't frantic like Little Richard or Jerry Lee Lewis, but had a full, bluesy sound, which was well complemented by the brass section that was usually part of the set-up. His up-tempo numbers like "I'm Walkin'" were tailor-made for the dancers, and he was very much in the right place at the right time when Rock 'N' Roll hit the airwaves and the record stores in the mid-to late 1950's. His happy-go-lucky style transferred very well to the cinema screen and he landed spots in the major R'N'R films at this time.
Like many other American acts, the advent of The Beatles and the British Invasion spelled the end of his big success on records, but he continued touring and making a good living in the music business.
He remained based in New Orleans, and as the years went by toured less and less, claiming the food wasn't any good anywhere else!
The Hurricane Katrina disaster was feared to have taken his life in 2005, but he emerged comparatively unscathed, having been rescued by helicopter, and was still making appearances in New Orleans into 2007.
Whether, like me, you're an ageing aficionado of 1950's music, or a younger listener curious to know what Fats Domino was all about, go out and get this and experience musical history in the making.
Rating: - Tremendous
Being a young fan of Rock and Roll, I was only really aware of Blueberry Hill from the Fat man, but having bought this, I realise not only how much of a showman he is, but his varying talents. The Fat Man, the song, has a tremendous piano solo, and his unmistakeable voice make this a must buy for all Rock and Roll fans. Simply Superb
- Superb R & R MemoriesFor anyone like myself who was a young record buyer in the 1950's, this CD is a great trip down Memory Lane, and the music stands up very well after all these years.
Antoine "Fats" Domino (b. 1928, New Orleans) emerged in the mid 1950s from the strictly African-American R & B scene ("The Fat Man" was recorded as early as 1949) to "cross over" onto the mainstream Pop charts. He had a great run of singles successes on both sides of the Atlantic, with "Blueberry Hill", "Ain't That A Shame", "Whole Lotta Lovin'" and others, all covered on this CD.
Just what did he have that others didn't? Well, he projected a relaxed, easy-going image and really looked as if he was enjoying making music, and his rich New Orleans accent kind of added extra charm and appeal. His piano work wasn't frantic like Little Richard or Jerry Lee Lewis, but had a full, bluesy sound, which was well complemented by the brass section that was usually part of the set-up. His up-tempo numbers like "I'm Walkin'" were tailor-made for the dancers, and he was very much in the right place at the right time when Rock 'N' Roll hit the airwaves and the record stores in the mid-to late 1950's. His happy-go-lucky style transferred very well to the cinema screen and he landed spots in the major R'N'R films at this time.
Like many other American acts, the advent of The Beatles and the British Invasion spelled the end of his big success on records, but he continued touring and making a good living in the music business.
He remained based in New Orleans, and as the years went by toured less and less, claiming the food wasn't any good anywhere else!
The Hurricane Katrina disaster was feared to have taken his life in 2005, but he emerged comparatively unscathed, having been rescued by helicopter, and was still making appearances in New Orleans into 2007.
Whether, like me, you're an ageing aficionado of 1950's music, or a younger listener curious to know what Fats Domino was all about, go out and get this and experience musical history in the making.
Rating:
- TremendousBeing a young fan of Rock and Roll, I was only really aware of Blueberry Hill from the Fat man, but having bought this, I realise not only how much of a showman he is, but his varying talents. The Fat Man, the song, has a tremendous piano solo, and his unmistakeable voice make this a must buy for all Rock and Roll fans. Simply Superb