Another Legend gone!
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Rocky wrote:Fats semi-retired in 1990, and fully retired in 1995, after his final tour in Europe and UK. He did the right thing at age 67. No one likes to witness an entertainer in old age being wheeled in a wheelchair unto a stage, or one who can't tune a guitar or remember words to their songs. Elvis Presley died at 42, Ricky Nelson at 45, Conway Twitty at 59. I like to remember them as they were in their prime. Many times in the last 20 years Richard proclaimed his final tour, only to go on to age 80. Jerry Lee, stooped, walking with a cane, and singing mainly songs that were not his biggest hits, playing short shows. Yeah, I know, some fans think he is still great. Take a close look...he's an old man, not the rockin' cat of the past. No, far as I'm concerned ... Fats did it right. He traveled all over the world, ended up with over 8 million dollars, did it all and knew when to quit. Sold 110 million discs, more than Chuck, Richard and Buddy Holly put together, and was on the R&B and pop charts fifteen years from 1950-1964. More hits than any artist next to Elvis Presley. ROCK ON!
scottdoran1 wrote:...hes a legend a one of a kind and when he's gone there will never ever be another.
scottdoran1 wrote:Old man or not it makes no difference to me, i go for the atmosphere, the friends and the fans - I can not think of anywhere in Manchester where i live that you can just walk into on a friday or a saturday night and get the same atmosphere you would get at a Jerry Lee Lewis concert, i am more than happy to travel 3,334 miles to New York for a 37 minute show, hes a legend a one of a kind and when he's gone there will never ever be another.
PeterC wrote:scottdoran1 wrote:...hes a legend a one of a kind and when he's gone there will never ever be another.
You obviously never saw Fats Domino live!![]()
Actually, neither did I!![]()
As I've been telling people for 20 years, this is my biggest regret in life. I have seen lots of videos, heard lots of audios, and read lots of reviews though... and while he perhaps lacked the unpredictability of Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry and Little Richard, there's no doubt that those 3 have done far more bad shows than Fats Domino ever did in his long career.
If you've never seen it, check out Fats' performance from New Orleans in 2001:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoVezV4 ... Dg3S39EQD9
He was 73 years old at the time, yet still sang and played like he did on the records. You certainly couldn't have said the same about Jerry Lee Lewis when he was 73 back in 2008 - 2009.
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