Favourite songs by Fats Domino?
I've been rediscovering my love for rock n roll recently, and Fats has been my most played artist in the past month. I was wondering if anyone else digs his music? If so, what are some of your favourite tracks from this pioneering legend?
BQ: Favorite artists from the 50s?
Thanks so much
Update:Hey Harvey, nice to see you 
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Fats is one of my all time favorites. I've never heard a bad track. Some a little uninspired, some a bit to similar to some others, but never a bad cut.
Be My Guest is not only my favorite Fats, but one of my favorite songs, which some of my contacts could probably tell you, since I've lost count of how many times I've posted it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbpjZ9CpQG4
Listen closely and you can hear the inspiration for ska, and in turn, rock steady and reggae.
A few others I particularly dig-
I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0A6I4SnAe8
I'm Ready
http://grooveshark.com/#!/s/I+m+Ready/3VCkUR?src=5
I'm In Love Again
http://grooveshark.com/#!/s/I+m+In+Love+Again/56Ii...
I Want To Walk You Home
http://grooveshark.com/#!/s/I+Want+To+Walk+You+Hom...
(just discovered that most of the Fats available on YouTube is horrid versions, and/or quality)
BA: Elvis, Tony Bennett, Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters, Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Anita O'Day, Lefty Frizzell, Webb Pierce, The Drifters, The Coasters...I could go on and on.
Bo Weevil
Ain't That A Shame
The Fat Man
Whole Lotta Loving
Ain't That Just Like A Woman
Reelin' And Rockin'
Poor Poor Me
Blue Monday
You Can Pack Your Suitcase
Detroit City Blues
Ida Jane
I Want To Walk You Home
Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans.
BQ:
The Kingston Trio
Elvis
The Everly Brothers
Champs
Chuck Berry
Mitch Miller
The Platters
Eddie Cochran
Ritchie Valens
Perry Como
Peggy Lee
Dean Martin
Paul Anka
Rickey Nelson
Jackie Wilson
Bobby Day
Duane Eddy
Buddy Holly
Cliff Richard
Bobby Darin
Nat King Cole
Jerry Lee Lewis
take care dave
He's one of the few 50s rock n roll artists I listen to often
Walking To New Orleans
Blue Monday
Ain't That A Shame
There Goes My Heart Again
The Fat Man
Blueberry Hill
BQ: Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, and Miles Davis
Hey Zimmy
My Girl Josephine
Ain't that a Shame
My Blue Heaven
I'm Walkin'
Walking to New Orleans
Valley of Tears
BA: Jackie Wilson
Buddy Holly
Elvis
Big Joe Turner
Carl Perkins
Chuck Berry
Sam Cooke
Eddie Cochran
...and many, many more...
I like Harvey's list.
Besides the obvious Elvis, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry....etc try The Four Freshman, Dion and the Belmonts, Danny and the Juniors for a good 50's listen.
"Let The Four Winds"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpuMXRlLiQI
Surprised at the quality. Always a favorite, with that New Orleans beat pulsing underneath.
So much going on in the 50s, we forget what a wild, creative period was underway. All the dismay from parents while Pres Eisenhower smiled and said "Teenagers are like airplanes. We only hear about that ones that crash." So, I won't take up space listing the many, many artists who fill my collection.
Blueberry Hill ...I like the pathos in his voice
Blue Monday
BQ: Tony Bennett, Otis Redding, Stax Records, Link Wray, Buddy Holly, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Cannonball Adderley, Woody Guthrie, Odetta, Nina Simone
Oh you silly Brit, Philip the ll of Spain has never listened to him before
I do however enjoy:
Elvis
Chuck Berry
Benjamin Britten
John Cage
Buddy Holly