Fats Domino of New Orleans, the Music Mecca
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Fats Domino, born and raised in New Orleans, was surrounded by music.
Fats Domino, born and raised in New Orleans, and so were his writing partner Dave Bartholomew and bandmates like drummer Earl Palmer. In the late 1940s and 1950s, Cosimo Matassa’s J&M music shop was the only recording studio in New Orleans and became the mecca for record companies looking to cash in on the New Orleans rhythm and blues sound.
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Fats Domino of New Orleans, the Music Mecca
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Fats Domino, born and raised in New Orleans, and so were his writing partner Dave Bartholomew and bandmates like drummer Earl Palmer. In the late 1940s and 1950s, Cosimo Matassa’s J&M music shop was the only recording studio in New Orleans and became the mecca for record companies looking to cash in on the New Orleans rhythm and blues sound.
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Fats Domino performs his version of "Blueberry Hill." (1m 47s)
Fats Domino and The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll - Preview
How Fats Domino’s brand of New Orleans rhythm & blues morphed into rock 'n' roll. (37s)
Dave Bartholomew, Longtime Collaborator of Fats Domino
Dave Bartholomew of New Orleans: songwriter, bandleader, producer, trumpeter. Outtake. (5m 25s)
Fats Domino Concerts: Riots and Rock n' Roll
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There were major riots at Domino's concerts in the 1950s, not just because of integration. (1m 55s)
Fats Domino Filmmaker Joe Lauro on Making the Documentary
The director of Fats Domino and The Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll shares how the film got made. (8m 11s)
Fats Domino: I'm Ready, Performed with The Byrds, 1971
An outtake from Fats Domino and The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll: Domino and The Byrds (2m 59s)
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