Fats Domino – Trust in Me
Best Oldies Songs A quiet plea for devotion carried in the unmistakable warmth of New Orleans rhythm and blues. When Fats Domino released his interpretation of Trust in Me during his early 1960s…
Fats Domino – Reeling and Rocking
A Quiet Tumult of Heartache, Dressed in Boogie Piano “Reeling and Rocking” is a bittersweet lament by Fats Domino, first issued in March 1952 as the B-side to the single…
Fats Domino – Goin’ Home
A Lament of Leaving When Heartache Won’t Let You Stay In March 1952, Fats Domino released “Goin’ Home”, co-written with Alvin E. Young and produced by Young for Imperial Records.…
Fats Domino – Margie
A Tender Confession Wrapped in Rhythm and Memory In “Margie”, Fats Domino offers a heartfelt serenade of devotion, its gentle swing hiding a profound longing beneath the patina of 1950s…
Fats Domino – I’m Gonna Be A Wheel Some Day
Aspiring from the humblest place to the center of the dance-hall: hope in motion When I’m Gonna Be a Wheel Some Day appeared in 1959 as the flip side of…
Fats Domino – Your Cheatin’ Heart
A Heart That Knows It’s Been Wronged — Yet Knows You’ll Regret It When Fats Domino laid down his tender yet unflinching version of “Your Cheatin’ Heart,” he wasn’t chasing…
Fats Domino – Red Sails in the Sunset
A Quiet Yearning Carved in Sunset’s Glow When Fats Domino released his version of “Red Sails in the Sunset” in 1963, the single climbed to #35 on the Billboard Hot…
Fats Domino – Swanee River Hop
A Boogie-Woogie Pilgrimage to the Swanee: Fats Domino’s Celebration of Piano Spirit “Swanee River Hop”, by Fats Domino, is a joyous, pounding instrumental that captures the pure exhilaration of New…
Fats Domino – The Big Beat
The pulse of a generation, pounding through rhythm and joy, as America danced to its own awakening. When Fats Domino released “The Big Beat” in 1958, the world was already…
Fats Domino – When My Dreamboat Comes Home
A Gentle Tide of Longing and Joy, Where Dreams Drift Toward the Shore of Love When Fats Domino released “When My Dreamboat Comes Home” in 1956, the world was already…