Fats Domino - Rockin' Chair - February 1951

Here's Fats Domino with a song that he co-wrote, "Rockin' Chair," recorded in New Orleans In February,1951; it was released that September.

Released on Imperial #5145.  It was Fats' last record to released solely on 78 RPM.

FATS DOMINO Please Don't Leave Me 78 1953

From 1953, here's Fats Domino with his own composition, "Please Don't Leave Me," released on Imperial Records.



Enjoy!

Time For The Fat Man!

Here's Fats Domino with his first hit recording, "The Fat Man," recorded in New Orleans in December, 1949 and released on Imperial Records in early 1950.  This was intended to be the "B" side to "Detroit City Blues."  The "A" side did not chart, but the flip side would hit the top ten on Billboard's Rhythm and Blues chart.  It would be the first of many hits for Fats, who co-wrote the song with his longtime collaborator, bandleader Dave Bartholomew.

Enjoy!

Time For A Tune

Here is a video I took today. This is an Imperial Records 78RPM disk of Billy Briggs singing his own composition, "Chew Tobacco Rag." The record was made around 1950. I bought it at a flea market in 1977. Enjoy.


Even though Billy's record did not make the country charts, there were cover versions recorded by artists such as Pee Wee King, Spade Cooley, and Lucky Millinder.