Post by petrolino on Sept 3, 2017 0:22:39 GMT
Joe Lauro's documentary on Fats Domino's musical legacy is worth seeing. It's dense and educational. Domino looked to jazz, cajun & creole folk music, New Orleans rhythm & blues, Texas big beat and a whole lot of shakin' goin' on. He loved his music and enjoyed playing to raucous crowds. Like Bo Diddley and Little Richard, he created his own rhythmic jive/.
"That Fats Domino is one of the all-time greats of rock 'n' roll is indisputable, but somehow his reputation has been eclipsed over the years by such contemporaries as Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis and others. This despite having sold some 60 million records between the years 1949-1962 at a time when segregation still ruled in key parts of the country. Joe Lauro's loving documentary provides an invaluable service in bringing music lovers a greater appreciation for this performer who has settled into a contented reclusiveness. The Big Beat: Fats Domino and the Birth of Rock 'n' Roll, recently showcased at Lincoln Center's Sound + Vison documentary series, is a natural for eventual cable and public television exposure. American Masters, are you listening? Domino, who grew up in New Orleans's Lower Ninth Ward where he still lives, was influenced by such R&B musicians as Amos Milburn and Louis Jordan. He toured with the legendary New Orleans musician Professor Longhair, but truly came into his own when he teamed with producer/songwriter/trumpeter Dave Bartholomew, who signed him to Imperial Records. Their partnership changed music history."
- Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter
- Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter
Fats Domino & President George W. Bush
