Search results for "Fats Domino"

Fats Domino: The Fat Man (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music August 05, 09

Those who contend that rock 'n' roll was invented in New Orleans will present this track as Exhibit 1A for the prosec...

Fats Domino: Ain't That a Shame (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music August 21, 09

Fats Domino had already started to attract national attention back in the late 1940s with his recording of "The Fat M...

Fats Domino: Swanee River Hop (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music June 05, 09

Singer/pianoman Fats Domino and arranger/bandleader Dave Bartholomew took the polished loping rhythm of Professor Lon...

A History of New Orleans Music in 100 Tracks (Part One) posted in Features and Interviews August 26, 09

Edited by Ted Gioia New Orleans does not rank in the top 50 cities in the US, when measured by population. It...

Paiva, John posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Paiva, John, guitar; b. Bristol, Rhode Island, 25 January 1943. In 1946, his family moved to Glen Cove, Long Island. ...

Champion Jack Dupree: Junker's Blues (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music May 20, 09

A New Orleans favorite since never-recorded pianist "Drive 'Em Down" (Willie Hall) played it in the streets in the Tw...

Reid, Steve posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Reid, Steve, drums; b. Bronx, NY, 29 January 1944. Began playing professionally at age 16. Recorded first record w...

Butler, LaVerne posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Butler, LaVerne, singer/songwriter; b. New Orleans, LA, 25 February 1962. Raised in Shreveport, La., her father Sc...

Jackson, Mike (Michael E.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Jackson, Mike (Michael E.), guitar; b. Washington D.C., 8 June 1944. Mike Jackson learned to play guitar the hard ...

Alexander, Monty (Bernard) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Alexander, Monty (Bernard), piano; b. Kingston, Jamaica, 6 June 1944. Monty grew up in Jamaica with his parents his p...

In Conversation with Stefano Bollani (Part One) posted in Features and Interviews January 31, 09

By Ted Panken Late in the afternoon on the final Sunday of this year's Umbria Winter Jazz Festival in Or...

Dave Bartholomew: My Ding-a-Ling (Rating: 80/100) posted in Music August 23, 09

Dave Bartholomew ranks among the most important individuals in the history of New Orleans music, but his name never b...

In Conversation with Roy Hargrove posted in Features and Interviews September 18, 09

By Ted Panken                 ...

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