Fats Domino

2 LPs ON 1 CD
PLUS 8 BONNUS TRACKS

"THE REAL KING OF OCK & ROLL" - Elvis Presley, 1969
 

Rock & Roll pioneer Fats Domino is the most popular exponent of the classic New Orleans sound. He was also the best selling R&B artist of the 1950s and one of the most incredible hitmakers in American music history. He shaped the early rock & roll and R&B scenes with histrademark right-hand piano trills, pumping Fats Waller left hand, and his awesome backbeat style of comping. His cheerful, lolling boogie-woogie style and easygoing, warm vocals anchored a long series of smash hits. This release presents two of Domino’s finest original LPs: This Is Fats (1957) and Rock and Rollin’ with Fats Domino (1956). Both albums consist of singles from the Imperial label dating back as far as 1950. They have been packaged together in this very special collector’s edition, which also includes 8 bonus tracks from the same period. All of these great recordings – most of them co-written, produced and arranged by the legendary Dave Bartholomew – feature a virtual who's who of fabulous musicians from the Crescent City scene, including Lee Allen, Alvin Tyler, Joe Harris, Frank Fields and Earl Palmer, among others.

Personnel:

FATS DOMINO, vocals and piano, plus:
Lee Allen, Herb Hardesty, Clarence Hall (tenor sax),
Joe Harris (alto sax), Alvin “Red” Tyler (baritone sax),
Dave Bartholomew (trumpet), Ernest McLean (guitar),
Frank Fields (bass), Earl Palmer (drums).

Recorded in New Orleans, between 1950 and 1960.

16-PAGE BOOKLET RARE PHOTOS - VINTAGE MEMORABILIA - DETAILED LINER NOTES

Tracks:
THIS IS FATS
01. THE ROOSTER SONG
02. MY HAPPINESS
03. AS TIMES GOES BY
04. HEY LA BAS
05. LOVE ME
06. DON’T YOU HEAR ME CALLING YOU
07. IT’S YOU I LOVE
08. VALLEY OF TEARS
09. WHERE DID YOU STAY
10. BABY PLEASE
11. THINKING OF YOU
12. YOU KNOW I MISS YOU
ROCK AND ROLLIN’ WITH…
13. THE FAT MAN
14. TIRED OF CRYING
15. GOIN’ HOME
16. YOU SAID YOU LOVE ME
17. GOING TO THE RIVER
18. PLEASE DON’T LEAVE ME
19. ROSE MARY
20. ALL BY MYSELF
21. AIN’T THAT A SHAME
22. POOR ME
23. BO WEEVIL
24. DON’T BLAME IT ON ME
BONUS TRACKS
25 SHE’S MY BABY
26 I’M READY
27 BLUEBERRY HILL
28 MY GIRL JOSEPHINE
29 HEY! FAT MAN
30 LITTLE MARY
31 I’M WALKIN’
32 WHOLE LOTTA LOVING

TOTAL TIME: 72:23