Fats Domino
Song And Dance Man: Bobby Freeman, ‘Do You Wanna Dance’ Originator
In memory of the rock and roll, soul, and pop entertainer who originated a much-covered gem.
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Features1 week agoThe Secret Songwriters Behind The Biggest Hits
You may know every lyric to your favorite songs, but do you know who wrote them?
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Features2 weeks ago‘Live Peace In Toronto 1969‘: John And Yoko Spotlight Plastic Ono Band
The live album was credited not to Lennon and Ono but solely to the Plastic Ono Band.
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Features1 month ago
Fats Domino Asks ‘How Long’ In Early Crescent City Recording Session
The song was cut at his regular New Orleans recording location J&M Studio, owned by the great Cosimo Mattasa.
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Features2 months ago
‘Your Cheatin’ Heart: Ray Charles Makes A Hank Williams Classic His Own
Hank's posthumous country No.1 of 1953 got a soulful makeover from The Genius.
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Features2 months ago
Soulful Soundalike: Teenage Allen Toussaint Impersonates Fats Domino
As a 19-year-old in 1957, Toussaint was asked to sound like the star he had grown up listening to.
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Playlists4 months ago
Best John Lennon Songs: An Essential Top 20 Playlist
John Lennon's solo recordings sound as fresh and as innovative today as they did when they first came out. Here are 20 of the best.
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Features5 months ago
‘Lady Madonna’: From Fats Domino To The Beatles And Back
On September 7, 1968, Fats Domino's cover version of The Beatles' 'Lady Madonna' became his last ever hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Features5 months ago
‘Lotta Lovin’’: After ‘Be-Bop-A-Lula,’ Gene Vincent’s Only Other Top 20 Hit
On August 19, 1957, Gene entered the US singles chart with what became his only other US Top 20 hit, ‘Lotta Lovin’’.
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Features6 months ago
Future Classics And Forgotten Novelties: Billboard Introduces The Hot 100
Listen to some of the well-known and more obscure entries on Billboard's first-ever Hot 100, for the week of August 4, 1958.
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Features6 months ago
‘Land Of 1,000 Dances’: A Merry Dance From Wilson Pickett To Many More
A soulful trip to 'Land Of 1,000 Dances,' courtesy of Wilson Pickett and many others.
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Features7 months ago
The Rolling Stones Play Their First Ever Gig
On a hot summer’s night on July 12, 1962, at London’s Marquee Jazz Club, The Rolling Stones played their first-ever gig.
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Features8 months ago
With A Little Help From Their Friends: The Beatles’ ‘Sgt Pepper’ In Cover Versions
The Beatles’ ‘Sgt Pepper’ inspired many cover versions, from artists as diverse as Jimi Hendrix and The Flaming Lips. uDiscover celebrates some of the best.
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News9 months ago
Famed Rhythm & Blues Star, Writer, Businessman Lloyd Price Dies At 88
Price was a hugely significant figure on the R&B scene in the days leading into the new rock'n'roll craze, with four No.1s in the 1950s.
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Features10 months ago
‘Lady Madonna’: The Story Behind The Beatles’ Song
For their first single release of 1968, The Beatles went back to their roots for 'Lady Madonna,' a song inspired by Fats Domino.
