Fats Domino

thebuzzr indie | music history | Fats Domino Appears on The Ed Sullivan Show

The world witnessed the debut of Fats Domino this day in 1956. On November 18, the icon appeared on The Ed Sullivan show. He performed his rendition of “Blueberry Hill”. The song became a rock and roll standard with Fats Domino, despite various artists including Louis Armstrong, The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Gene Autry, and Jimmy…

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Offbeat Weekend – Jimi Hendrix, Cindy Lauper & R.I.P. Fats Domino

TGIF October 23 Trivia The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded their first single ‘Hey Joe’ on October 23, 1966, at De Lane Lea studios in London. The earliest known commercial recording of the song is the late-1965 single by the Los Angeles garage band The Leaves. The Stones then re-recorded the track and released it in 1966…

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