Fats Domino – I Hear You Knocking
Best Oldies Songs A Door Once Closed, Now Echoes With the Sound of Regret When Fats Domino released “I Hear You Knocking” in 1955 as part of his ever-growing catalog of New Orleans…
Fats Domino – Valley of Tears
A Melancholy Maestro: When Fats Domino’s Piano Brought Dignity to the Blues of the Heart For those of us who remember the true grit and joyful sway of early rock…
Fats Domino – Ain’t That a Shame
The Piano Roll that Echoed a Revolution: A New Orleans Triumph Oh, the memories a song can unlock! If you were listening to the radio in 1955, the year the…
Fats Domino – Three Nights a Week
The Unmistakable Sound of Love: When Fats Domino’s Piano Told Our Story Ah, to listen to the records of Antoine “Fats” Domino again! It’s like pulling a perfectly preserved memory…
Fats Domino – Kansas City
A New Orleans Boogie-Woogie Train Ride to the Heart of the Heartland When we talk about the bedrock of rock and roll, the conversation must invariably circle back to Antoine…
Fats Domino – You Done Me Wrong
The Sweet Sadness of Being Wronged: Fats Domino’s Anthem of Heartbreak and Resilience In the grand, vibrant tapestry of early rhythm and blues, before the term “rock and roll” had…
Fats Domino – Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
The Joyful Insanity of Open Love in a World of Secrets Ah, a magnificent choice, indeed! To speak of Fats Domino is to invoke the very spirit of New Orleans,…
Fats Domino – What’s the Reason I’m Not Pleasing You
The Enduring Echo of a Heartache: A Forgotten Ballad from Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Golden Age For those of us who came of age with the crackle of a 45 on…
Fats Domino – Poor Me
The Enduring Power of a Simple Plea: A Melancholy Boogie-Woogie Lament for Lost Love. There are certain records that, the moment the needle drops, transport you back to a specific…
Fats Domino – One Night
The Sweet, Seductive Scandal of a New Orleans Night “One Night”: A Tantalizing Confession of Fleeting Romance and Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Moral Shift. Ah, the 1950s. A time when the…