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Description edit
The first ever biography of New Orleans rock 'n' roll legend Fats Domino by a writer who obtained exclusive access to the reclusive singer Rock 'n' roll defined the last half of the twentieth century, and while many think of Elvis Presley as the genre's driving force, the truth is that Fats... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Antoine Domino: Add a description of this character.
- Dave Bartholomew
- Lew Chudd
- Bo Diddley
- Little Richard
- Herbert Hardesty
- Roy Brown
- Rosemary
- Billy Diamond
- Chuck Berry
- Lee Allen
- Ray Charles
- Buddy Hagans
- Dick Clark
- Harrison Verrett
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Winslow
- Ricky Nelson
- Alan Freed
- Roy Montrell
- Earl Palmer
- Buddy Holly
- Irvin Feld
- Cole
- Louis Armstrong
- Randle
- Joe Turner
- Ernest Mclean
- Jimmy Davis
- Clyde Mcphatter
- Pat Boone
- Allen Toussaint
- Longhair
- Bernard Dunn
- Smiley Lewis
- Charles Levy
Quotes edit
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“Well, what they call rock'n'roll is rhythm & blues, and I've been playing it for fifteen years in New Orleans.”
Fats Domino in 1956
Setting & Locations edit
- New Orleans
- Louisiana
- America
- New York City
- Los Angeles
- Congo Square
- Texas
- Europe
- California
- Hollywood
- England
- Mississippi River
- Memphis
- Cleveland
- Louis Jordan
- Chicago
- Tenoo
- Nashville
- Cosimo Matassa
- Philadelphia
- London
- Harlem
- Dallas
- Washington
- D.c.
- Virginia
- South Carolina
- New Jersey
- Love Again
- Beatles
- Little Rock
- Houston
- Hamburg
- Big Show
- Detroit
- Kansas City
- Atlanta
- San Jose
- Birmingham
- Germany
- Flamingo
- Alabama
- Pittsburgh
First Sentence edit
X-ray America and you'll find the major artery, the magnificent Mississippi River coursing down the continent to New Orleans.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Rick Coleman (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc.
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0306814919
Page Count: 416
Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc.
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0306814919
Page Count: 416
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 782.421643092
Subjects edit
- Books › Entertainment › Music › Musical Genres › Blues
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Special Groups › African-American Studies
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Arts & Literature › Composers & Musicians › Rhythm & Blues
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Ethnic & National › African-American & Black
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Arts & Literature › Entertainers
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Specific Groups
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