Fats Domino - Essential Fats Domino

Essential Fats Domino collects 20 tracks that provide little in the way of surprises but undeniably deliver the greatest R&B from New Orleans. While Fats recorded numerous tracks for the Imperial label in the '50s and early '60s, only a handful gained status as genuine rock & roll hits from the beginning of the genre. While most listeners are familiar with "Blueberry Hill," "I'm Walkin'," and "Walking to New Orleans," tracks like "So Long," "Blue Monday," "The Fat Man," and Hank Williams' "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" are just as important. Read More