Soulstation1 Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 (edited) ☹️ Edited October 25, 2017 by Soulstation1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 Some legacy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 RIP Fats. When I was in high school in New Orleans, it was common for somewhat older guys to tell me that although Fats had sold millions of records and was one of the biggest stars in the country, none of his hits had been ranked #1 on the charts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 Between him and Little Richard, ongoing excellence of saxophones. RIP. Be a wheel now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonnymax Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 1 hour ago, GA Russell said: RIP Fats. When I was in high school in New Orleans, it was common for somewhat older guys to tell me that although Fats had sold millions of records and was one of the biggest stars in the country, none of his hits had been ranked #1 on the charts. You're talking about the white-dominated radio stations and pop charts in the fifties. What would you expect? Fats had more success on the R&B charts, including several songs that reached #1. Rest easy, Antoine, and thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 Ain't That A Shame R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted October 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 Richie C is sad today !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 RIP, Fats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenoter Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 (edited) R.I.P. Edited October 25, 2017 by bluenoter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 I'm rather ashamed to admit that I didn't realize he was still alive... A legendary figure, to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdavenport Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 I too thought he had already died. Fats reminds me of my dad, who was a fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 I think it leaves only Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis as the last of the early rock and rollers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, medjuck said: I think it leaves only Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis as the last of the early rock and rollers. Some of the Brits are still around: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Steele 7 hours ago, GA Russell said: RIP Fats. When I was in high school in New Orleans, it was common for somewhat older guys to tell me that although Fats had sold millions of records and was one of the biggest stars in the country, none of his hits had been ranked #1 on the charts. Several of his were No 1 in the British charts. 2 hours ago, Scott Dolan said: I'm rather ashamed to admit that I didn't realize he was still alive... His personal sufferings at the time of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 got quite a lot of media attention. Edited October 25, 2017 by BillF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpklich Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 A few years back I almost got run over by him in his blueberry blue Rolls Royce. He was driving. It was in New Orleans and Louisana had decided to make the Cosmo Matassa recording studio an historic site and there was dedication ceremony that I attended . The studio was where a lot of New Orleans R&B music (including Fats) had been recorded. It had become a laundromat. The ceremony drew quite a crowd including me. I was forced to stand in the street which was where our close encounter occurred. He apologized! My brush with fame! I was very lucky to have heard him live a couple of times at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest. He was very good and so was his band. R.I.P. Fats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 RIP Fats. I'm pretty sure that Fats was the first black American music I heard back in the mid 50s as a teenager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 What a legacy .... R.I.P .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stereojack Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 21 hours ago, GA Russell said: RIP Fats. When I was in high school in New Orleans, it was common for somewhat older guys to tell me that although Fats had sold millions of records and was one of the biggest stars in the country, none of his hits had been ranked #1 on the charts. This just demonstrates how meaningless the "charts" are. When I was a kid in the 1950's, Fats' music was all over the radio. A statistic that drives this home is that the great Chuck Berry's ONLY #1 hit was "My Ding-a-Ling"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 (edited) Fats' death has sent me back to this box-set, which I picked up about 15 years ago (seems to now be out of print). An excellent anthology of his Imperial era: Edited October 26, 2017 by ghost of miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 I had "My Blue Heaven" as my wake alarm ring tone for several years. RIP Fats and thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 I first remember hearing Fats in 1956 when he had the two sided hit of I'm in Love Again/ My Blue Heaven. Both sides were on the hit parade. ('56 was the big year to me when it comes to Rock 'n Roll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 7 hours ago, ghost of miles said: Fats' death has sent me back to this box-set, which I picked up about 15 years ago (seems to now be out of print). An excellent anthology of his Imperial era: Looks as if I was incorrect--this set apparently is still in print: They Call Me The Fat Man: The Legendary Imperial Recordings Highly recommended! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmonahan Posted October 27, 2017 Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 One of the first LPs I ever bought was by Fats. I always loved his version of "Trouble in Mind." He was much in the news in the aftermath of Katrina, but kept on keepin' on. gregmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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