Fats Domino – I’m Gonna Be a Wheel Someday
Best Oldies Songs A Quiet Promise of Breakout Triumph and Self-Belief When “I’M GONNA BE A WHEEL SOMEDAY” unfurls its gentle New Orleans shuffle, it carries more than the bounce of piano keys…
Fats Domino – Country Boy
A SIMPLE LIFE, LOVE-STRUNG AND UNPOLISHED, SINGING WITH JOY When Country Boy first reached the public’s ears in 1960, it served as a modest but telling entry in the catalogue…
Fats Domino – Troubles of My Own
A quiet lament carved in New Orleans blues and R&B heartache The song TROUBLES OF MY OWN, by Fats Domino, first appeared in 1955 as the B-side to the single…
Fats Domino – The Fat Man’s Hop
A Joyful Boogie to Birth a New Era In The Fat Man’s Hop by Fats Domino, there is the crack of a piano key that seems to split time itself…
Fats Domino – Trust in Me
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…