Fats Domino

[ChrisdeB]

Part 1 Departure

http://blog.nola.com/living/2007/11/fat ... depart.htm

Part 2 Arrival

http://blog.nola.com/living/2007/11/fat ... rriva.html

Part 3 Rehearsals

http://blog.nola.com/living/2007/11/fat ... _rehe.html

Part 4 The Show

http://blog.nola.com/living/2007/11/fat ... 4_the.html

[Tony Papard]

Part 1 Departure

http://blog.nola.com/living/2007/11/fat ... depart.htm

Part 2 Arrival

http://blog.nola.com/living/2007/11/fat ... rriva.html

Part 3 Rehearsals

http://blog.nola.com/living/2007/11/fat ... _rehe.html

Part 4 The Show

http://blog.nola.com/living/2007/11/fat ... 4_the.html

Thanks for this. How strange that Jerry Lee and Fats Domino should both have tribute concerts dedicated to them in the same week.

From the write-up it seems we are not going to see/hear Fats do a lot more shows, which is a pity.

But I'm glad these guys are now being honored and recognized whilst they are still alive.

[ChrisdeB]

Yes its great they are being honoured in this way. It is a shame that it looks like that Fat's will not be very active (touring wise) in the near future. I guess, however, after going through somthin like Hurricane Katrina it must take a long time to recover from. Who can blame him (or Jerry Lee for that matter) to sit back and bathe in some what belated glory!!

[bailbath]

http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en- ... 2c0153f0e8

[Tony Papard]

http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&brand=msnbc&vid=3133479d-cfaa-4db4-89eb-482c0153f0e8

Great. He looks and sounds the same as he did 50 or 60 years ago!

[flip54]

Ian

link didn't work for me, the page came up with a plain "more" written on it

Blueberry Phil

http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&brand=msnbc&vid=3133479d-cfaa-4db4-89eb-482c0153f0e8

[bailbath]

Just tried the link again and it appears the video is unavailable now.Hopefully it will be on Utube!

[ChrisdeB]

Just started reading the Fats Domino biography. Seems a great book so far.....

[flip54]

It's an excellent book and author Coleman has won a few awards with it, particularly good on the sociological detail of how important cross over r&b stars like Fats were towards breaking down the racial barriers that eventually gave way with the early 60s legislature

I'm reading another excellent r&b book by James M Salem at the moment called The Late Great Johnny Ace (& the transition from R&B to RnR) first published in paperback in 2001 by University Of Illinois Press,just finished the Dewey Phillips book which I found so so,JLL hardly features in it, all about Elvis mainly

Phil

Just started reading the Fats Domino biography. Seems a great book so far.....

[wolfgangguhl]

There are two more parts:

Part 5 The Today Show
http://blog.nola.com/living/2007/11/fat ... day_s.html

Part 6 Goin' home
http://blog.nola.com/living/2007/11/fat ... _goin.html

According to the last part, Fats considers working again. Currently in the can: "Late Show With David Letterman" & a concert at the Apollo Theatre.

[peterchecksfield]

I'm still looking for any good Fats Domino footage that hasn't been released officially on DVD. I know there were several good telecasts during the '80s...

[Logan]

Does Fats still perform?

[Tumppi]

Does Fats still perform?

Very rarely.

[thrund]

For tourdates (if any date is available) check out Wolfgangs site:

http://www.chuckberry.de/tour2010.htm#Fats%20Domino

[peterchecksfield]

One of my biggest regrets is never seeing Fats Domino 'live'. I had plenty of opportunities during the 80s & early 90s but I let them slip by...