Description
Release Date: 2002
Label: EMI Records
Track List
- The Fat Man
- Goin’ Home
- Going To The River
- Ain’t That A Shame
- All By Myself
- Poor Me
- I’m In Love Again
- Blueberry Hill
- Blue Monday
- I’m Walkin’
- It’s You I Love
- Valley Of Tears
- Whole Lotta Loving
- I Want To Walk You Home
- I’m Gonna Be A Wheel Someday
- Be My Guest
- Walking To New Orleans
- My Girl Josephine
- Let The Four Winds Blow
- Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
Notes
New Orleans pianist/singer and rock & roll pioneer Fats Domino’s playing, like that of Professor Longhair, was derived from the rich mixture of musical styles to be found in New Orleans, including jazz, Latin rhythms, boogie-woogie, Cajun, and blues. Domino’s personal synthesis of these influences involved lazy, rich vocals supported by rolling piano rhythms. During the early 1950s, Domino gradually became one of the most successful R&B artists in America. By 1955, rock & roll had arrived, young white audiences were ready for Domino’s music, and he began scoring frequent hits on the pop charts.