Fats Domino

 

Artist:  Fats Domino

Birth Name:  Antoine Dominique Domino Jr.

Born:  February 26, 1928.  New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Died:  October 24, 2017(Aged89).  Harvey, Louisiana, USA

Genre:  Rock & Roll, Boogie-Woogie, New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Blues, Early R&B, Piano Blues

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Pianist

Instruments:  Vocals, Piano

Fats Domino was an American Pianist, Singer, and Songwriter.  One of the pioneers of Rock & Roll Music.  He sold more than 66 million records.  His first single "The Fat Man" is cited by some historians as the first Rock & Roll Single and the first to sell more than 1 million copies.  His influences of Rock & Roll Music to many artists such as Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and many more, described him as The Real King Of Rock & Roll.  His four records were named to the Grammy Hall Of Fame for their significance:  "Blueberry Hill", "Ain't That A Shame", "Walking To New Orleans" and "The Fat Man".  He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of its first group of inductees in 1986.  He sold more than 110 million records.

Title:  Live From Austin, TX (Limited Edition) (2022)

Genre:  Rock & Roll, Boogie-Woogie, New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Blues, Early R&B, Piano Blues

Label:  New West Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  I'm Walkin (2:38)

 2.  My Blue Heaven (1:58)

 3.  Blue Monday (2:33)

 4.  I'm Ready (1:55)

 5.  My Girl Josephine (1:54)

 6.  I Want To Walk You Home (2:25)

 7.  I'm In Love Again (3:30)

 8.  Let The Four Winds Blow (3:44)

Side Two:

 1.  Walking To New Orleans (2:35)

 2.  Shake, Rattle And Roll (4:42)

 3.   Ain't That A Shame (1:13)

 4.  I Hear You Knocking (2:28)

 5.  Blueberry Hill (2:36)

 6.  Your Cheatin' Heart (3:15)

 7.  There Nights A Week (1:34)

 8.  All By Myself (3:50)

Personnel:

Fats Domino:  Vocals, Piano

Reginald Hall:  Piano

Kimmie Moliere:  Guitar

Carlton McWilliams:  Guitar

Erving Charles:  Bass

Clarance Brown:  Drums

Joseph Johnson: Drums

Dave Bartholomew:  Trumpet

Thomas Johnson:  Trumpet

Walter Kimble:  Saxophone

Reggie Huston:  Saxophone

Lee Allen:  Saxophone

Frederic Kemp:  Saxophone

Herbert Hardesty:  Saxophone, Trumpet

Live From Austin, TX is a live album by Fats Domino, released on November 18, 2022 by New West Records.  For Music Lovers and Music Collectors.

 

Dr. John

 

Artist:   Dr. John
Birth Name:  Malcolm John Rebennack Jr.
Born:  November 20, 1941.  New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died:  June 6, 2019 (Aged 77).  New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Genre:   R&B, Rock, Blues, Funk, Boogie Woogie, Rock & Roll, Piano Blues
Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar

Dr. John was an American Singer and Songwriter from New Orleans, Louisiana.  His music combined Blues, Pop, Jazz, Boogie Woogie and Rock & Roll.  Active as a session musician from the late 1950s until his death.  The winner of six Grammy Awards, and was inducted of the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame by singer John Legend in March 2011.

Title:  Things Happen That Way (2022)

Genre:   R&B, Rock, Blues, Funk, Boogie Woogie, Rock & Roll, Piano Blues

Label:  Rounder Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Funny How Time Ships Away (4:37)

 2.  Rambin' Man (3:52)

 3.  Gimme That Old Time Religion (3:24)

 4.  I Walk On Guilded Splinters (4:43)

 5.  I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (2:59)

 6.  End Of The Line (4:12)

 7.  Holy Water (3:42)

 8.  Sleeping Dogs Best Left Alone (3:59)

 9.  Give Myself A Good Talkin' To (3:54)

10. Guess Things Happen That Way (3:44)

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Funny How Time Ships Away (4:37)

 2.  Rambin' Man (3:52)

 3.  Gimme That Old Time Religion (3:24)

 4.  I Walk On Guilded Splinters (4:43)

 5.  I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (2:59)

Side B:

 6.  End Of The Line (4:12)

 7.  Holy Water (3:42)

 8.  Sleeping Dogs Best Left Alone (3:59)

 9.  Give Myself A Good Talkin' To (3:54)

10. Guess Things Happen That Way (3:44)

Personnel:

Dr. John:  Vocals, Piano

Shane Theriot:  Guitars

Tony Hall:  Bass

Will Lee:  Bass

Corey McCornick:  Bass

Carlo Nuccio:  Drums

Herlin Riley:  Drums

Anthony Logefo:  Drums

Jon Cleary:  B3 Organ, Additional Keyboards

David Torkanowsky:  Wurlitzer Piano

Mark Mullins:  Trombone

Alonzo Bowens:  Tenor Saxophone

Leon "kid Chocolate" Brown:  Trumpet

Yolamda Robinson:  Background Vocals

Jolyinda "Kiki" Chapman:  Background Vocals

Matthew Breaux: Background Vocals

Special Guests:

Willie Nelson:  Vocals, Guitar

Lukas Nelson:  Vocals, Guitar (and his band Promise Of The Real)

Katie Pruitt:  Vocals

Aaron Neville:  Vocals

Things Happen That Way is the final studio album by Dr. John, released on September 23, 2022 by Rounder Records, featuring Willie Nelson, Lukas Nelson, Katie Pruitt, and Aaron Neville.   For Music Collectors.

Sonny Burgess

 

Artist:  Sonny Burgess

Birth Name:  Albert Austin Burgess

Born:  May 28, 1929.  Newport, Arkansas, USA

Died:  August 18, 2017 (Aged 88).  Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

Genre:  Boogie Woogie, Rockabilly, Rock, Rock & Roll

Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Guitarist

Instruments:  Guitar

Sonny Burgess was an American Rockabilly Guitarist and Singer from Newport, Arkansas.  He played Boogie Woogie Music in dance halls and bars around Newport.  He formed a Boogie Woogie Bandd called The Rocky Road Ramblers.  In 1954, following a stint in the US Army (1951-53), he reformed the band, calling them The Moonlighters after The Silver Moon Club in Newport, where they performed regularly.  After advice from record producer Sam Phillips, the group expanded to form The Pacers.  The band's first record was "Red Headed Woman" in 1956 for Sun Records.  The flip side was "We Wanna Boogie".  He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame of Europe in 1999, now his group called The Legendary Pacers.  The group was inducted in 2002 into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

Title:  We Wanna Boogie (2022)

Genre:  Boogie Woogie, Rockabilly, Rock, Rock & Roll

Label:  Jasmine Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  We Wanna Boogie

 2.  Red Headed Woman

 3.  Daddy Blues

 4.  Fannie Brown

 5.  You

 6.  Ain't Got A Thing

 7.  Restless

 8.  One Broken Heart

 9.  Ain 't Gonna Do It (Goin' Home)

10. Hand Me Down My Walking Cane

11. Gone

12. Please Listen To Me

13. My Bucket's Got A Hole In It

14. Sweet Misery

15. My Babe

16. What's Cha Gonna Do

17. So Glad You're Mine

18. Little Town Baby

19. You're Not The One For Me

20. Feelin' Good (Feel So Good)

21. One Night

22. Tomorrow Night

23. Mr. Blues

24. Find My Baby For Me

25. Truckin' Down The Avenue

26. Tomorrow Never Comes

27. Skinny Ginny

28. Mama Loockie (Oochie-Coochie)

29. Thunderbird

30. Itchy

31.Sadie Back In Town

32. A Kiss Goodnite

We Wanna Boogie is the compilation album by Sonny Burgess, released on April 8, 2022 by Jasmine Records, featuring his big hit "We Wanna Boogie", "Ain't Got A Thing", "My Bucket's Got A Hole In It", "Thunderbird", and "Sadie's Back In Town".

Victor Wainwright

Artist:  Victor Wainwright  
Birth Name:  Victor Lawton Wainwright Jr.
Born:  February 4, 1981.  Savannah, Georgia, USA
Genre:  Blues, Americana, Boogie Woogie, Piano Blues, Modern Blues, Electric Blues, Jump Blues
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter, Record Production
Instruments:  Piano, Hammond B3 Organ, Vocals

Victor Wainwright is an American Blues and Boogie Woogie Singer,  Songwriter and Pianist.  His music style by American Blues, Honky Tonk and Boogie.  His influences by Country and Blues Artists such as Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Price and Johnny Cash.  In his teen, he developed a taste for Grunge Bands like Nirvana and Alice In Chains, but also continued to study the Blues.

Artist:  Victor Wainwright And The Train
Title:  Memphis Loud  (2020)
Genre:  Blues, Americana, Boogie Woogie, Piano Blues, Modern Blues, Electric Blues, Jump Blues
Label:  Ruf Records
Rating:   *****

Format:   CD

Tracks: 

 1.  Mississppi  (4:15)
 2.  Walk The Walk  (3:27)
 3.  Memphis Loud  (3:01)
 4.  Sing  (4:32)
 5.  Disappear  (6:18)
 6.  Creek Don't Rise  (4:08)
 7.  Golden Rule  (4:48)
 8.  America  (5:09)
 9.  South End Of A North Bound Mule  (3:47)
10. Recovery  (4:41)
11. My Dog Riley  (5:16)
12. Reconcile (8:27)

Personnel:

Victor Wainwright:  Vocals, Piano, Hammond B3, Electric Piano
Billy Dean:  Drums, Percussion on Tracks:  1, 6, 7, 9, Vocals on Tracks:  1, 9, 10
Terrence Grayson:  Bass, Vocals on Tracks:  1, 7, 9, 10
Pat Harrington:  Guitar, Vocals on Tracks:  1, 2, 7, 9, 10
Mark Earley:  Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet
Doug Woolverton:  Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Dave Cross:  Gutar on Tracks:  4-6, 8, 10, Vocals on Tracks:  3, 10, Percussion on Tracks:  1-5, 8-12

Special Guests:

Greg Gumpel:  Guitar on Tracks:  5, 9, 12, Vocals on Track 9
Mikey Junior:  Vocals on Tracks:  1, 4, Harmonica on Track 1
Reba Russell:  Vocals on Tracks:  1, 9, 10
Nick Black:  Vocals on Tracks:  6, 8
Monster Mike Welch:  Guitar on Tracks:  8, 10
Francesca Milazzo:  Vocals on Tracks:  6, 8
Chris Stephenson:  Hammond B3 on Track 12
Patricia Ann Dees:  Vocals on Track 1
Grace Curran:  Vocals on Track  1
Terrell "Peanut" Reed:  Vocals on Track 1

Memphis Loud is the third studio album by Victor Wainwright And The Train, released on May12, 2020 by Ruf Records.  Follow up to Their 2019 Grammy Nominated Album.

Dr. John

Artist:   Dr. John
Birth Name:  Malcolm John Rebennack Jr.
Born:  November 20, 1941.  New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died:  June 6, 2019 (Aged 77).  New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Genre:   R&B, Rock, Blues, Funk, Boogie Woogie, Rock & Roll, Piano Blues
Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar

Dr. John was an American Singer and Songwriter from New Orleans, Louisiana.  His music combined Blues, Pop, Jazz, Boogie Woogie and Rock & Roll.  Active as a session musician from the late 1950s until his death.  The winner of six Grammy Awards, and was inducted of the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame by singer John Legend in March 2011.

Title:  The Best Of Dr. John  (2020)
Genre:   R&B, Rock, Blues, Funk, Boogie Woogie, Rock & Roll, Piano Blues
Label:  Not Now Music
Rating:   *****

Format:  LP:

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Zuzu Man  (3:19)
 2.  Quitters Never Win   (3:16)
 3.  In The Night  (2:57)
 4.  She's Just A Square  (3:05)
 5.  Woman Is The Root Of All Evil  (2:14)
 6.  The Ear Is On Strike  (2:26)
 7.  Helping Hand  (3:01)
 8.  Danger Zone  (3:42)
 9.  One Naughty Flat  (2:30)

Side 2:

 1.  Bald Headed  (2:39)
 2.  Mama Roux  (2:59)
 3.  Tipitina (3:18)
 4.  New Orleans  (1:51)
 5.  Qualified  (4:48)
 6.  Loser For You Baby  (3:09)
 7.  One Night Late  (2:19)
 8.  Did She Mention My Name  (2:45)
 9.  Storm Warning   ((3:15)

The Best Of Dr. John is the collection album by Dr. John, released on January 17, 2020 by Not Now Music.  Great Album and Highly Recommended!