Favorite Seventies Artists In The News Favorite Seventies Artists In The News. Bringing you the Webs best 7. Wednesday, October 2. Fats Domino, a rock pioneer and boogie woogie piano legend who became one of rock n rolls most iconic architects, passed away of natural causes in his home in New Orleans on Oct. He was 8. 9. Born Antoine Domino on Feb. New Orleans Lower 9th Ward, Mr. Domino was raised in the same environment that produced Little Richard, Professor Longhair and Dr. John. His first professional appearance was at age 1. Dave Bartholomew, which began a professional partnership that survived and flourished through the years, with Bartholomew becoming Mr. Dominos musical arranger and co writer. That same year, Mr. Domino signed a record deal with Imperial Records, and his debut single, The Fat Man, became his first million seller. By 1. 95. 5 hed made a name for himself, produced some of his finest material and stockpiled a number of gold and multi platinum singles. His pounding, up tempo piano style made him a natural rock n roller and he never had to adapt at all I wouldnt say I invented rock roll but I dont remember anyone before me playing that stuff, he once said. Bringing you the Webs best 70s music culture news since 1997 Saturday, October 14, 2017. Such 70s artists as Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge, Arlo Guthrie and. Mr. Domino established himself with this new audience, both in terms of his concert appearances, and with a collection of rock classics that were uniquely his own, including Aint That a Shame, Im Walkin, Blueberry Hill and Margie. He also appeared in two early rock n roll movies The Girl Cant Help It and Shake, Rattle and Roll. Though he was hugely popular and appeared on Dick Clarks American Bandstand in 1. Mr. Domino earned his last gold disc his twentieth in 1. Walkin to New Orleans, and the rest of the decade proved to be a dormant period. In 1. 96. 7, Beatles manager Brian Epstein persuaded him to play his first British concert, at the Saville Theatre. Mr. Domino subsequently made further U. K. visits, and also found his career re activated by the 5.
Let the Good Times Roll. Mr. Domino then went into semi retirement, living in luxury in New Orleans with his wife and eight children, but still playing regular dates in Las Vegas and toured the world. After leaving Imperial, Mr. Domino recorded albums for labels including Mercury, Warner Bros., Atlantic and Broadmoor, releasing his final major label album, Christmas is a Special Day, in 1. A health scare eventually took him off the road in 1. New Orleans home was destroyed in 2. Hurricane Katrina when flood waters swamped the Lower 9th Ward, wiping out most of his possession and forcing a helicopter evacuation by the Coast Guard. Mr. Domino was one of the initial inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1. Elvis, James Brown, Little Richard and Chuck Berry, and he received the National Medal of Arts from former Pres. Bill Clinton in 1. Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1. On Oct. 2. 5, his family released a statement saying that he passed away peacefully at home surrounded by those he loved and those who loved him. His music reached across all boundaries and carried him to all corners of the world, it continues, before quoting lyrics from his 1. Rising Sun. Funeral arrangements are pending. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of RockBillboard, 1. Tuesday, October 2. Stevie Wonder reaffirmed his support for the movement of protesting against police brutality and racial injustices in America by kneeling while performing the national anthem before the start of the Formula 1 U. S. Grand Prix race in Austin, Tex., on Oct. Wonder, who performed the song with this trusty harmonica, told the audience, Ive never seen the color of my skin nor the color of your skin. What I want you to know is that we are in a race, we here, all of us here, a race against time its time for all the leaders, all the people, all of us to come together in the spirit of unity so we can move this world to a positive form. Many in the audience also reportedly dropped to a knee to support the cause. Wonder also knelt for his performance of the national anthem at New Yorks Global Citizen Festival on Sept. Meanwhile in other Stevie Wonder news, the Motown legend is moving his annual House Full of Toys Christmas benefit show to the Staples Center in Los Angeles after a 2. L. A. venues, including the Microsoft Theater, the Forum in Inglewood and the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City. The 2. 01. 7 benefit, which is set for Dec. Wonder performing works from his iconic 1. Talking Book and his 1. Innervisions. Wonder launched his charity show, which benefits children, people with disabilities and families in need during the holidays, in 1. Sunset Strip House of Blues. Billboard, 1. 02. Billy Joel and his wife Alexis welcomed their second daughter, a 7 lb., 3 oz. Remy Anne, into the world at 7 5. Oct. 2. 2. Alexis and Remy are doing well, and everyone is thrilled, a rep for Joel said. Joel and Alexis are also the parents of another girl, Della Rose, and Joel has a daughter, Alexa Ray, with his ex wife Christie Brinkley. Meanwhile, during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live Oct. 1. 9, Joel revealed that he is extending his Madison Square Garden residency through the new year, the 4. Were gonna go into 2. Joel said. I thought it would kind of taper off after four or five years, but theyre buying tickets faster now than they were at the beginning. Joel also revealed that his songs are based on real people Davy, whos still in the Navy, in Piano Man, for instance, and that his favorite Bruce Springsteen song is Meeting Across the River before instructing Kimmels house band on how to play the song so he could do his best Springsteen impression. Its a very atmospheric Springsteen song, Joel said. The Piano Man added that he would consider performing an intimate Broadway show, as his pal Springsteen is currently doing. We talked about it with Bruce last night. I said, Why dont we switch it up once in a while You come do the Garden, and Ill do your gig for a couple days. Billboard, 1. As Dolly Parton releases her first album of music exclusively for children, I Believe in You, the Country music icon has donated 1 million to anderbilt University Childrens Hospital in Nashville. I love children, Parton told reporters on a recent visit to the hospital. Ive always been involved in one way or another with childrens charities or with children in general, because I love little kids. Im from a big family of children. Parton also heads the Imagination Library, a nonprofit organization that aims to promote early childhood literacy by giving children age appropriate books to read. A portion of the sales of I Believe In You is benefiting the Imagination Library. Billboard, 1. 02. Speaking of County music queens, Loretta Lynn made a suprise appearance at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Medallion Ceremony on Oct. Alan Jackson, Don Schlitz and the late Jerry Reed. It was Lynns first Nashville appearance since suffering a stroke earlier in 2. Coal Miners Daughter songstress received a standing ovation from the capacity crowd. Lynn, who inducted Jackson, recalled telling him early in his career that he would become one of the greatest singers in country music, and said You havent let me down. Jerry Reeds fellow Georgian, Everything Is Beautiful singer Ray Stevens, helped induct Reed with a humorous rendition of When Youre Hot, Youre Hot and a faithful romp through East Bound and Down, a 1. Smokey and the Bandit. Billboard, 1. 02. As Meat Loafs legendary 1. LP Bat Out of Hell celebrates its 4. Oct. 2. 1, the albums producer, Todd Rundgren, said he initially saw the songs as a spoof of Bruce Springsteen when they were rehearsed by Meat Loaf and his songwriting partner, Jim Steinman. Because the songs were sort of very basic changes, the themes were all. Laughs., Rundgren recalled. By the time it was the 7. Even though Bruce Springsteen would represent them as still being real, the iconography was still out of the 5. It was switchblades and leather jackets and motorcycles and that sort of junk. So I saw the whole presentation as being a spoof of Bruce Springsteen, and thats why I decided to do it, Rundgren added. Billboard, 1. 02. A series of tweets from Bob Segers Twitter account have indicated the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is on his way to recovering after undergoing surgery for a pinched vertebra in his neck recently. Uncut february 2. Tiger. Rag. Published on Jan 2.
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