Though the song has been featured in dozens of movies, it’s lyrics continue to be somewhat of a mystery. The song, like so many traditional folk songs, has a long and storied history, winding from rushed phonetic translation in New Orleans to a misheard title in Chess Records and far beyond and before.
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Fascinating blues piano master Lee Pons talks about solo, boogie, and plenty more!
Fats Domino emerged from New Orleans to become one of rock-and-roll’s earliest and finest stars. With over 65 million record sales to his credit, he has had an incredible impact on music.
Beyond the quick wit and self-deprecating brand of humor lies a man that has a vast amount of knowledge about music and life; the type of knowledge that can only obtained by living through it, not reading about it. Check out Todd Sharpville’s story!