Good to see that Fats and Dave were able to attend this showing as per my last post. Here are some lovely shots of the three maestros, Dave ever irrepressible; Fats the quiet one. The best extended research on Fats and Dave is in the excellent book Blue Monday: Fats Domino and the Lost Dawn of…
Glad to hear that this documentary has come to full fruition. Below is the blurb from the film’s Kickstarter page. The early years (1949-62) of the Fats Domino / Dave Bartholomew collaboration and its roots in the culture and music of New Orleans. ….On the day in 1948 the unlikely paths of Antoine “Fats” Domino…
Since we are coming up to the time of year when Booker died I thought I’d mark it now. IMHO Booker is one of those geniuses on par with “Gatemouth” Brown in the sense that they were so versatile encompassing so many different styles and so authentically. Both were “characters” but of course were very different in…
From offBeat and Keith Spera. Mr. Matassa helped facilitate the role of New Orleans in the birth of rock ‘n’ roll. He opened his first studio, J&M Recording, in 1945 in the back of his family’s record and appliance store at the corner of North Rampart and Dumaine streets in the French Quarter. Its pedigree is…
This from Parade Ben HarperbluesBrian SetzerDr. JohnEric ClaptonFats DominoJoe PerryJohnny Wintermusicstep back
New book from LSU Press. Here is an article in Nola.com Allen ToussaintDr. JohnErnie K-DoeFats DominoHuey “Piano” SmithJohn Wirtlevon helmnew orleansRobbie RobertsonRobert Plant
Check out mixed media artist Gina Phillips’ Fats Domino Series The piece that inspired the Fats Domino Series is called Not Fats. This piece started as a commission commemorating the nine people from New Orleans who have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I did nine fabric portraits of all the…
The latest seasonal photo of Fats Reminded of his legacy and the inspiration he has been for so many musicians, Fat’s simply said, “That’s nice.” Fats DominoKrewe of OrpheusMardi Grasmusicnew orleans
Music journalist Keith Spera reports on a very recent meeting between “Fats” and Irvin Mayfield. Love the Caddy couch! “Of course it is a big deal to go to Fats Domino’s house,” he said later Wednesday evening. “Everything that’s great about New Orleans is in that house. “As I was driving over, I was thinking that…
About time Lauro opened a Kickstarter online crowd-funding page for an upcoming documentary film, “The Big Beat: Fats Domino and His Band” which, he writes, will look at the essential musical partnership between Domino and his musical other half, the producer, arranger and trumpeter Dave Bartholomew. boogie woogieDave BartholomewFats Dominonew orleansrock and roll
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