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!
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Showing posts with label Imperial Records. Show all posts
Friday, May 4, 2012
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
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.
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.
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