Fats Domino – Dave Bartholomew: “It Keeps Raining”
Best Oldies Songs Lament Where the Weather Becomes the Heart’s Own Storm When Fats Domino released “It Keeps Rainin’” in 1961, the record climbed to No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and…
Fats Domino “Blueberry Hill” on The Ed Sullivan Show
A Love So Enduring It Rose Like a Hill Above the Noise of Its Time When Fats Domino carried “Blueberry Hill” onto national television on The Ed Sullivan Show, he…
Fats Domino – The violent performance in San Jose (1957)
A night when joy tipped into chaos, revealing how irresistible rhythm could unsettle a divided America. In 1957, at the height of Fats Domino’s commercial dominance, the music that fueled…
Fats Domino – I’m in Love Again
Joy Returns With a Second Line Bounce and a Smile You Can Hear Released in 1956, I’m in Love Again announced itself as both a commercial force and a personal…
Fats Domino – Frosty The Snowman
A familiar winter tale reshaped into something warmer, looser, and unmistakably human by the gentle pulse of New Orleans rhythm. Released during the height of his commercial maturity, Fats Domino’s…
Fats Domino – Please Don’t Leave Me
A quiet plea that reveals how tenderness, not thunder, often carries the deepest weight in early rhythm and blues. Released during the formative years of American rhythm and blues, Please…
Fats Domino – Don’t Blame It on Me
“Don’t Blame It on Me” is the plaintive confession of unwavering devotion wrapped in the unshakable rhythmic pulse of New Orleans rhythm and blues. Upon its original release in 1956…
“Wait and See” – The Moment Fats Domino Found His Spark
A quiet promise of devotion carried on the warm, rolling tide of New Orleans rhythm Released in 1957 as one of the many standout Imperial Records singles that defined his…
Fats Domino – Put Your Arms Around Me Honey
A Warm Embrace Carved in Rock ’n’ Roll Eternity When Put Your Arms Around Me Honey resonates on the scratch of a vintage vinyl, it delivers the heartfelt urgency of…
Fats Domino – Blue Monday
A weary week etched into song becomes a timeless portrait of working class longing and quiet resilience. In 1956, Fats Domino released Blue Monday, a track that quickly secured its…