Customer Reviews
Superb R & R Memories - By: AD, 16 Sep 2007 
For anyone like myself who was a young record buyerin the 1950's, this CD is a great trip down Memory Lane, & the music stands up very well after all these years.
Antoine "Fats" Domino (b. 1928, New Orleans) emergedin the mid 1950s from the strictly African-American R & B scene ("The Fat Man" was recorded as early as 1949) to "cross over" onto the mainstream Pop charts. He had a great run of singles successes on both sides of the Atlantic, with "Blueberry Hill", "Ain't That A Shame", "Whole Lotta Lovin'" & others, all covered on this CD.
Just what did he have that others didn't? Well, he projected a relaxed, easy-going image & really looked as if he was enjoying making music, & his rich New Orleans accent kind of added extra charm & appeal. His piano work wasn't frantic like Little Richard or Jerry Lee Lewis, but had a full, bluesy sound, which was well complemented by the brass section that was usually part of the set-up. His up-tempo numbers like "I'm Walkin'" were tailor-made for the dancers, & he was very muchin the right place at the right time when Rock 'N' Roll hit the airwaves & the record storesin the mid-to late 1950's. His happy-go-lucky style transferred very well to the cinema screen & he landed spotsin the major R'N'R films at this time.
Like many other American acts, the advent of The Beatles & the British Invasion spelled the end of his big success on records, but he continued touring & making a good livingin the music business.
He remained basedin New Orleans, & as the years went by toured less & less, claiming the food wasn't any good anywhere else!
The Hurricane Katrina disaster was feared to have taken his lifein 2005, but he emerged comparatively unscathed, having been rescued by helicopter, & was still making appearancesin New Orleans into 2007.
Whether, like me, you're an ageing aficionado of 1950's music, or a younger listener curious to know what Fats Domino was all about, go out & get this & experience musical historyin the making.
Tremendous - By: statto@pknott.freeserve.co.uk, 21 Mar 2001 Being a young fan of Rock & Roll, I was only really aware of Blueberry Hill from the Fat man, but having bought this, I realise not only how much of a showman he is, but his varying talents. The Fat Man, the song, has a tremendous piano solo, & his unmistakeable voice make this a must buy for all Rock & Roll fans. Simply Superb
