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Chung Tran · 10-25-2017, 09:43 AM

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/25/entert...ary/index.html

some say his song from 1949, "Fat Man", was the first rock and roll song.. he followed that with gems like "Blueberry Hill", "I'm Walkin'", "Walkin' to New Orleans", and "Blue Heaven".. famously got trapped on his roof during Katrina, rescued by the Coast Guard. IMO, never got his due among the early rock pioneers, although he steered the way.

Last Ride · 10-25-2017, 12:39 PM

True

unit12 · 10-25-2017, 04:47 PM

Listening to the ticket this afternoon. Rhyner told a story of a reporter asking Elvis about him starting rock and roll. Elvis said that it started with Fats

Chung Tran · 10-25-2017, 05:07 PM

cool.. good to know the King understood who bore him, LOL..

Roy Wally · 10-26-2017, 05:22 AM

I went to NOLA a few years after Katrina. Saw his house.
It wasn't befitting of the guy who began Rock 'n Roll.

Chung Tran · 10-26-2017, 06:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roy Wally

I went to NOLA a few years after Katrina. Saw his house.
It wasn't befitting of the guy who began Rock 'n Roll.

very cool.. I notice the "FD" on the panel.. I bet Fats got ripped off big time, almost every artist from his era did.