tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post4689566563411093106..comments2024-03-29T02:23:55.741-07:00Comments on Burning Wood: Antoine "Fats" Domino: 1928-2017Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-91726466025460195652017-10-30T04:28:46.462-07:002017-10-30T04:28:46.462-07:00Good stuff, Sal. It's amazing how times change...Good stuff, Sal. It's amazing how times change and, yes, Fats has been so forgotten in today's world in many ways. Also partly due to him going off the road so long ago - unlike, say, B.B. King or Willie Nelson who kept their legacy alive for a much longer time.<br /><br />Great artist whom a guy like Elvis pointed to as much more "the king of rock & roll" than himself.A walk in the woodsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-52697522931286953302017-10-28T04:22:32.281-07:002017-10-28T04:22:32.281-07:00My dad was a big fan, so I inherited my fondness f...My dad was a big fan, so I inherited my fondness for fats from him I guess. Sad loss.Stan sayshttp://stanleyjohnson.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-5474501110152690862017-10-27T06:01:11.064-07:002017-10-27T06:01:11.064-07:00Sal, check out if your library has Keith Spera'...Sal, check out if your library has Keith Spera's book, Groove Interrupted. Spera's a longtime NOLA Times-Picayune (now Advocate) writer who's chronicled Fats, among others. His coverage is here - http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/entertainment_life/keith_spera/article_90d53f02-b98d-11e7-a3c5-435ccbc47a24.html Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-84970714827388886512017-10-26T19:46:07.145-07:002017-10-26T19:46:07.145-07:00Nice write up. I was fortunate enough to see him a...Nice write up. I was fortunate enough to see him at Jazz Fest in 2001. Had an all-star band and it is one of the musical highlights of my life. Over the years, I kept hoping that he would do a late career album with a producer who would make a modern album that was still true to who he was, but I respect why he did not. Nevertheless he left us with a tremendous body of songs and we've been blessed by it.Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863565099476649907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-29797026244141944572017-10-26T04:21:20.201-07:002017-10-26T04:21:20.201-07:00Again I have to thank my childhood neighbours'...Again I have to thank my childhood neighbours' son who gave me his record collection when he left home for the army. This kind act opened my tender ears to a treasure trove of previously unheard musical delights including a handful of 45s by Fats ("I'm Walking", "Blue Monday", "Ain't That A Shame" and, of course, "Blueberry Hill"). Loved the big man ever since. Thanks for the interesting read. Cheers! dogbreathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-81933806495500707552017-10-25T16:42:18.960-07:002017-10-25T16:42:18.960-07:00Nice post. Thanks for sharing. I grew up with Fats...Nice post. Thanks for sharing. I grew up with Fats played on my parents hifi...no stereos yet. They were huge fans as I later became. RIP big guy, thank whatever there is that he left behind so many memories and tasty sides.FiveGunsWesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494341211364988897noreply@blogger.com