Fats Domino: I'm Ready, Performed with The Byrds, 1971
Clip: 2/26/2016 | 2m 59s
An outtake from Fats Domino and The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll: Domino and The Byrds
See Fats Domino perform "I'm Ready," his hit from 1959, with the rock band The Byrds backing him in 1971. Their appearance was on the local television show "Turn-On, Barry Richards Rock and Soul" on WDCA-TV in Washington DC. This is an outtake from Fats Domino and The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll.
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Fats Domino: I'm Ready, Performed with The Byrds, 1971
Clip: 2/26/2016 | 2m 59s
See Fats Domino perform "I'm Ready," his hit from 1959, with the rock band The Byrds backing him in 1971. Their appearance was on the local television show "Turn-On, Barry Richards Rock and Soul" on WDCA-TV in Washington DC. This is an outtake from Fats Domino and The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll.
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