藍調音樂的先驅者、搖滾鋼琴手、歌手 Antoine
"Fats" Domino ,10月24日在家人的陪伴下於家鄉路易斯安那州Harvey去世(89歲)。
Fats Domino出生於紐奧良隔鄰的Lower
Ninth Ward,他的鋼琴彈奏是姐夫教的,1940年代在The Solid Senders樂隊擔任過鋼琴手,1949年他在製作人Dave Bartholmew的引導下錄了 "The Fat Man",這一首歌給Fats 及 Dave(Dave常和 Fats Domino一起寫歌)帶來了一連串的成功,暢銷曲有"Blueberry
Hill" (#2-1957), "I'm In Love Again" (#3-1956), "I'm
Walkin'" (#4-1957), "Blue Monday" (#5-1957) 及"Whole Lotta Loving" (#6-1959)。
Fats Domino在熱門歌曲排行榜有66次進榜紀錄,在那之前的1950-1955年,他還有很多歌進R&B排行榜Top10,很多作品還被Lloyd Price、Joe Turner等R&B歌手拿去翻唱,Fats Domino的樂風受到爵士樂手Fats Waller與Albert Ammons的影響很深。
Fats Domino在2005年Katrina颶風侵襲路易斯安那州的時候差一點死掉,後來被救難人員找到,送去該州首府Baton Rouge救護。
Fats Domino 1987年獲得Grammy終生成就獎,1998年獲得美國國家藝術獎章,還獲選為RIAA美國錄音業協會傳奇樂手。
Fats Domino 1956年曾參加電影"Shake, rattle And Rock!" 和 "The
Girl Can't Help It"的演出,他十年前曾做最後一次公開演唱。
Fats
Domino在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第23名,他的"Blueberry Hill"在滾石雜誌五百大歌曲榜獲得第81名,而Louis Armstrong and Gordon Jenkins大樂隊比Fats Domino晚一個月推出的"Blueberry Hill",則獲得29名。
Blueberry Hill
Vincent Rose, Al Lewis and Larry Stock
I found my thrill
On Blueberry Hill
On Blueberry Hill
When I found you
The moon stood still
On Blueberry Hill
And lingered until
My dream came true
The wind in the willow played
Love's sweet melody
But all of those vows you made
Were never to be
Though we're apart
You're part of me still
For you were my thrill
On Blueberry Hill
The wind in the willow played
Love's sweet melody
But all of those vows you made
Were only to be
Though we're apart
You're part of me still
For you were my thrill
On Blueberry Hill
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