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. For sessiondetails and more of Fats, share and LIKE