Fats Domino: Rock and roll legend dies aged 89

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Originally Posted by Commander Wallace

I'm deeply saddened to hear of Fats Domino's passing. Fats has long been a favorite " oldies " performer of mine. I always look through the entertainment channels when I have time for performers like Fats. Fats was such a great talent being a great piano player and his instantly identifiable mellow baritone voice.

Fats domino never received the credit like other performers for helping to usher in Rock and Roll being and R&B artist. I would be hard pressed to pick a favorite Fats domino song but......

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Rest in peace and thanks for stopping by and leaving some great music.

Actually, Fats was in the very first group of inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 1986; there wasn't even a question of if he would be included. Among the other inductees:

Chuck Berry
James Brown
Ray Charles
Sam Cooke
The Everly Brothers
Buddy Holly
Jerry Lee Lewis
Elvis Presley
Little Richard
Robert Johnson
Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmy Yancey
John Hammond
Alan Freed
Sam Phillips

That's some pretty impressive company. While, perhaps, the general public may have forgotten Fats, his peers in the music world, and by world, I do mean the whole world, had and have the utmost respect for his art and legacy, as do those who may not be musicians, but have a good understanding of his gifts. I saw Fats perform many, many years ago and, although I am a bit fuzzy on the where of the occasion, I do remember watching his hands glide across the keys and the sound of his voice and the joy he radiated towards the audience. Along with Jerry Lee Lewis, he wrote the book for piano and keyboard players who followed in all genres of popular music...

Fats was so revered,when he lost everything in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, some tried to restore some of his memorabilia, including, notably:

President George W. Bush made a personal visit and replaced the National Medal of Arts that President Bill Clinton had previously awarded Domino. The gold records were replaced by the RIAA and Capitol Records, which owned the Imperial Records catalogue.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fats_Domino


He was really a very humble sort of man who loved his home in Louisiana and the city of New Orleans. Maybe if he had touted his talents, toured widely, and had a stronger sense of self-promotion, he wouldn't have been so overlooked in recent years; but that wasn't his style; he let his music do the talking, not a PR machine. His music was like him: human, warm, and joyful. Somewhere, Fats is looking down at his hometown and, with his trademark warm, happy smile, he's playing one more time...





Rest In Peace, Fats, and thank you for the gifts you gave the world...







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