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His first single "The Fat Man" is cited by some historians as the first rock and roll single and the first to sell more than 1 million copies. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Domino continued to work with the song's co-writer Dave Bartholomew , contributing his distinctive rolling piano style to Lloyd Price 's " Lawdy Miss Clawdy " (1952) and scoring a string of ...
All mono Imperial albums and compilations by Fats Domino were reissued in late 1960s under label Imperial with the mention of Liberty, labelled as "Stereo" and with the notification "Electronically re-recorded for simulate stereo" (or similar) on back cover, such as first album Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino (Imperial LP-12387, 1969 ...
Fats Domino Swings "Telling Lies" 1959 50 13 — "When the Saints Go Marching In" (from Let's Play Fats Domino) 50 — — Imperial 5569 Let's Dance with Domino "I'm Ready" 16 7 — "Margie" (from Let's Play Fats Domino) 51 — 18 Imperial 5585 Fats Domino Sings Million Record Hits "I Want to Walk You Home" 8 1 14 "I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday ...
It was first recorded by Price in 1952 with Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew during his first session for Art Rupe and Specialty Records. The song became one of the biggest selling R&B records of 1952 and crossed over to other audiences. "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" inspired many songs and has been recorded by a variety of artists.
"Blueberry Hill" was an international hit in 1956 for Fats Domino and has become a rock and roll standard. It reached number two for three weeks on the Billboard Top 40 charts, becoming his biggest pop hit, and spent eight non-consecutive weeks at number one on the R&B Best Sellers chart. [7]
"Ain't That a Shame" is a song written by Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew. Domino's recording of the song, originally stated as "Ain't It a Shame", released by Imperial Records in 1955, [1] [2] was a hit, eventually selling a million copies.
"I'm Walkin'" is a 1957 song by Fats Domino, written with frequent collaborator Dave Bartholomew. The single was Domino's third release in a row to reach No. 1 on the R&B Best Sellers chart, where it stayed for six weeks. It also broadened the singer's crossover appeal, peaking at No. 4 on the pop singles chart. [3]
The song was recorded for Imperial Records in Cosimo Matassa's J&M Recording Studio on Rampart Street in New Orleans, Louisiana on Saturday, December 10, 1949. [1] Imperial's Lew Chudd had previously asked Dave Bartholomew to show him some locally popular talent, and was most impressed with the 21-year-old Fats Domino, then playing at a working class dive in the 9th Ward of New Orleans.