Fats Domino - The Fat Man (version 1) - December 10, 1949

rec.#2   THE FAT MAN [2:40]
(version 1)
Recorded December 10th, 1949 (Saturday)
(w&m: by Antoine "Fats" Domino/Dave Bartholomew)



The 2nd recording for Fats from his 1st session. (IM-133).
a-side of Imperial 5058 b/w "Detroit City Blues".
78RPM release: January 1950.
45RPM release: 1952
First album-release: "Rock and Rollin' With Fats Domino", Imperial LP-9004.
Released: March 1956.
EP release: "Rock And Rollin' With Fats Domino 1", Imperial IMP-138 (blue cover)
Released: March 1956

J and M Studio, 838 North Rampart St., New Orleans, LA
Antoine Domino(v/pSOLO), Dave Bartholomew(tp), Joe Harris(as), Clarence Hall(ts), Herb Hardesty(ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler(bs), Ernest McLean(g), Frank Fields(b), Earl Palmer(d).
Producer/Arranger: Dave Bartholomew
Engineer: Cosimo Matassa

CHARTS: "The Fat Man" entered the Billboard R&B charts on February 18, 1950. It reached #2 . It stayed there for 1 week and spent 9 weeks on the charts.

♫♫♫♫♫HIS FIRST MILLION SELLER♫♫♫♫♫

Fats recorded version 2 for ABC Paramount on January 11, 1964.
It was featured on the album "Fats On Fire" on ABC-Paramount 479 (1964)

Based on "Junkers Blues" by Champion Jack Dupree.
See "THE ORIGINALS" playlist.

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